Dupage Policy Journal

There were 10 Pacific Islander students enrolled in DuPage County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Pacific Islander students made up 0% of the 134,443 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 226 schools in DuPage County, Downers Grove South High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 10 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Downers Grove South High School	0.4%	2,561
C.E. Miller Elementary School	0%	190
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	0%	389
Carol Stream Elementary School	0%	283
Cass Junior High School	0%	327
Centennial School	0%	506
Churchill Elementary School	0%	641
Churchville Middle School	0%	487
Clarendon Hills Middle School	0%	472
Clifford Johnson School	0%	456
Cloverdale Elementary School	0%	560
Downers Grove North High School	0%	2,069
Community High School	0%	2,012
Concord Elementary School	0%	450
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	0%	538
Currier Elementary School	0%	359
Brook Forest Elementary School	0%	279
Lace Elementary School	0%	386
Lake Park Elementary School	0%	242
Lake Park High School	0%	2,526
Lakeview Junior High School	0%	368
Leman Middle School	0%	1,079
Lester Elementary School	0%	506
Lincoln Elementary School	0%	505
Lincoln Elementary School	0%	505
Lincoln Elementary School	0%	505
Lincoln Junior High School	0%	787
Lisle High School	0%	412
Lisle Junior High School	0%	311
Longfellow Elementary School	0%	326
Longwood Elementary School	0%	341
Lowell Elementary School	0%	275
York Center Elementary School	0%	151
York Community High School	0%	2,649
Medinah Intermediate School	0%	203
Naperville North High School	0%	2,478
Salt Creek Elementary School	0%	150
Sandburg Middle School	0%	622
Schafer Elementary School	0%	364
Scott Elementary School	0%	428
Spring Hills Elementary School	0%	459
Spring Trail Elementary School	0%	409
Spring Wood Middle School	0%	435
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	0%	147
Reskin Elementary School	0%	424
Roselle Middle School	0%	216
Roy De Shane Elementary School	0%	242
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville	0%	20
Indian Knoll Elementary School	0%	295
Indian Trail Elementary School	0%	343
Indian Trail Junior High School	0%	1,139
Addison Trail High School	0%	1,868
Hadley Junior High School	0%	1,104
Hawthorne Elementary School	0%	571
Hawthorne Elementary School	0%	571
Henry Puffer School	0%	338
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	0%	294
Herrick Middle School	0%	617
Highland Elementary School	0%	346
Highlands Elementary School	0%	516
Hillcrest Elementary School	0%	364
Hinsdale Central High School	0%	2,385
Hinsdale Middle School	0%	779
Hinsdale South High School	0%	1,280
Holmes Elementary School	0%	484
Horizon Elementary School	0%	499
Hubble Middle School	0%	667
Lisle Elementary School	0%	763
Dujardin Elementary School	0%	359
Wesley A. Johnson School	0%	624
Walker School	0%	297
Washington Elementary School	0%	373
Washington Junior High School	0%	558
Waterbury Elementary School	0%	410
Waubonsie Valley High School	0%	2,586
Wayne Elementary School	0%	348
Wegner Elementary School	0%	363
Wesley Elementary School	0%	177
Western Trails Elementary School	0%	264
Westfield Elementary School	0%	312
Westfield Middle School	0%	494
Westmont High School	0%	379
Westmont Junior High School	0%	292
Westmore Elementary School	0%	401
Westview Elementary School	0%	280
Westview Hills Middle School	0%	450
Wheaton North High School	0%	1,838
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	0%	1,834
White Eagle Elementary School	0%	575
Whittier Elementary School	0%	416
Whittier Elementary School	0%	416
Wiesbrook Elementary School	0%	479
William F. Murphy Elementary School	0%	390
Willow Creek Elementary School	0%	327
Willowbrook High School	0%	1,847
Winfield Central School	0%	214
Winfield Primary School	0%	102
Winnebago Elementary School	0%	418
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	0%	380
Wood Dale Junior High School	0%	273
F.E. Peacock Middle School	0%	310
Fairmount Elementary School	0%	298
Fenton High School	0%	1,371
Field Elementary School	0%	422
Fischer Middle School	0%	856
Forest Glen Elementary School	0%	638
Francis Granger Middle School	0%	1,019
Franklin Middle School	0%	521
Fullerton Elementary School	0%	456
Bartlett High School	0%	2,249
Beebe Elementary School	0%	628
Belle Aire Elementary School	0%	230
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	0%	553
Benjamin Middle School	0%	244
Black Hawk Elementary School	0%	354
Blackhawk Middle School	0%	661
Bower Elementary School	0%	425
Briar Glen Elementary School	0%	523
Brookdale Elementary School	0%	464
Bryan Middle School	0%	688
Burr Ridge Middle School	0%	182
Butler Junior High School	0%	181
Butterfield Elementary School	0%	282
J.T. Manning Elementary School	0%	385
Jackson Elementary School	0%	432
Jackson Middle School	0%	627
Jay Stream Middle School	0%	497
Jefferson Elementary School	0%	343
Jefferson Junior High School	0%	837
Jefferson Middle School	0%	393
John E. Albright Middle School	0%	198
John L. Sipley Elementary School	0%	386
Madison Elementary School	0%	469
Madison Elementary School	0%	469
Madison Elementary School	0%	469
Madison Junior High School	0%	565
Maercker Elementary School	0%	453
Manor Hill Elementary School	0%	295
Maplebrook Elementary School	0%	543
Mark DeLay School	0%	454
Marquardt Middle School	0%	770
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	0%	553
May Watts Elementary School	0%	604
McCarty Elementary School	0%	457
Meadow Glens Elementary School	0%	492
Meadowview Elementary School	0%	403
Medinah Middle School	0%	234
Medinah Primary School	0%	260
Nancy Young Elementary School	0%	608
Naper Elementary School	0%	235
Naperville Central High School	0%	2,477
North Elementary School	0%	400
Norton Creek Elementary School	0%	486
Steeple Run Elementary School	0%	635
Stevenson School	0%	165
Still Middle School	0%	702
Stone Elementary School	0%	454
Stratford Middle School	0%	566
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	0%	605
Edgewood Elementary School	0%	315
Edison Elementary School	0%	310
Edison Middle School	0%	644
Eisenhower Junior High School	0%	413
El Sierra Elementary School	0%	297
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	0%	393
Ellsworth Elementary School	0%	226
Elm Elementary School	0%	292
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	0%	327
Elmwood Elementary School	0%	718
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	0%	376
Emerson Elementary School	0%	428
Emerson Elementary School	0%	428
Erickson Elementary School	0%	448
Evergreen Elementary School	0%	388
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	0%	775
The Lane Elementary School	0%	336
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	0%	554
Tioga Elementary School	0%	737
Turner Elementary School	0%	295
O'Neill Middle School	0%	436
Oak Elementary School	0%	390
Oakbrook Elementary School	0%	248
Owen Elementary School	0%	589
Kennedy Junior High School	0%	911
Kingsley Elementary School	0%	362
Park View Elementary School	0%	379
Park View Elementary School	0%	379
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	0%	401
Pierce Downer Elementary School	0%	338
Pioneer Elementary School	0%	340
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	0%	577
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	0%	247
Prairie Elementary School	0%	499
Prairieview Elementary School	0%	599
Prairieview Elementary School	0%	599
Prospect Elementary School	0%	311
Metea Valley High School	0%	2,838
Mill Street Elementary School	0%	601
Monroe Elementary School	0%	301
Monroe Middle School	0%	695
Ranch View Elementary School	0%	587
Raymond Benson Primary School	0%	347
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	0%	658
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	0%	519
Americana Intermediate School	0%	414
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	0%	295
Arbor View Elementary School	0%	312
Ardmore Elementary School	0%	448
Ardmore Elementary School	0%	448
Army Trail Elementary School	0%	269
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	0%	314
Gary Elementary School	0%	415
Georgetown Elementary School	0%	424
Glen Crest Middle School	0%	696
Glen Hill Primary School	0%	401
Glenbard East High School	0%	2,185
Glenbard North High School	0%	2,105
Glenbard South High School	0%	1,042
Glenbard West High School	0%	2,274
Glenn Westlake Middle School	0%	959
Glenside Middle School	0%	761
Goodrich Elementary School	0%	372
Gower Middle School	0%	400
Gower West Elementary School	0%	529
Greenbrook Elementary School	0%	401
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	0%	698