Dupage Policy Journal

There were 350 American Indian students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that American Indian students made up 0.2% of the 142,355 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Indian Prairie School District 204 recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 94 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DuPage County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Indian Prairie School District 204	0.4%	25,781
Addison School District 4	2.5%	3,422
Glenbard Township High School District 87	0.8%	7,606
Naperville Community Unit School District 203	0.1%	15,935
Community Consolidated School District 93	0.4%	3,264
DuPage High School District 88	0.4%	3,715
Glen Ellyn School District 41	0.4%	3,455
Bloomingdale School District 13	1%	1,301
Elmhurst School District 205	0.1%	8,285
Marquardt School District 15	0.5%	2,280
Community Unit School District 200	0.1%	11,488