Dupage Policy Journal

There were 34,567 Hispanic students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 24.3% of the 142,355 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Indian Prairie School District 204 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,391 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Indian Prairie School District 204	13.2%	25,781
West Chicago Elementary School District 33	81.1%	3,237
Addison School District 4	70.5%	3,422
Glenbard Township High School District 87	30.5%	7,606
Community Unit School District 200	18.1%	11,488
DuPage High School District 88	52.3%	3,715
Naperville Community Unit School District 203	11.9%	15,935
Elmhurst School District 205	18.7%	8,285
Community High School District 94	71.2%	2,012
Bensenville School District 2	68.5%	2,022
Villa Park School District 45	39.9%	3,139
Marquardt School District 15	53.4%	2,280
Community Consolidated School District 93	30.8%	3,264
Fenton Community High School District 100	67.9%	1,371
Community High School District 99	18.6%	4,630
Queen Bee School District 16	47.4%	1,668
Woodridge School District 68	26.2%	2,747
Lake Park Community High School District 108	24.5%	2,526
Downers Grove Grade School District 58	11.7%	4,770
Glen Ellyn School District 41	14.4%	3,455
Keeneyville School District 20	37.7%	1,309
Hinsdale Township High School District 86	13%	3,774
Wood Dale School District 7	54.2%	888
Lombard School District 44	16%	2,979
Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89	16%	2,222
Westmont Community Unit School District 201	26.5%	1,300
Lisle Community Unit School District 202	21.5%	1,486
Maercker School District 60	20.5%	1,387
Darien School District 61	20%	1,253
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	6.3%	3,531
Itasca School District 10	20.2%	984
Medinah School District 11	24.4%	697
Gower School District 62	16.6%	929
Center Cass School District 66	12.8%	1,122
Benjamin School District 25	19.9%	632
Roselle School District 12	17.3%	675
Bloomingdale School District 13	8.1%	1,301
Cass School District 63	12.9%	777
Salt Creek School District 48	19%	495
Community Consolidated School District 180	15.1%	477
Winfield School District 34	20.3%	316
Butler School District 53	5.1%	468