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Butler School District 53 welcomes 468 students in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Paul O’Malley Superintendent at Butler School District 53 | Official Website

Dr. Paul O’Malley Superintendent at Butler School District 53 | Official Website

Butler School District 53 welcomed 468 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Brook Forest Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 279 students.

Butler School District 53 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Oak Brook.

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.

Enrollment in Butler School District 53 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Butler School District 53 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Butler Junior High School181-7.2%
Brook Forest Elementary School2795.3%

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