Dupage Policy Journal

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 welcomed 4,843 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.9% increase over the previous school year.

Herrick Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 653 students.

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Downers Grove.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School	Enrollment	Change from Previous Year (%)
Belle Aire Elementary School	232	0%
Henry Puffer School	350	-2.2%
Hillcrest Elementary School	345	-0.6%
Pierce Downer Elementary School	334	-2.6%
Highland Elementary School	374	1.1%
Lester Elementary School	514	-0.8%
Indian Trail Elementary School	373	6.6%
Fairmount Elementary School	303	-4.4%
Whittier Elementary School	290	0.3%
El Sierra Elementary School	287	11.2%
Herrick Middle School	653	2%
O'Neill Middle School	431	2.6%
Kingsley Elementary School	357	-0.8%