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West Chicago Comm High School
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About West Chicago Comm High School
West Chicago Comm High School is a roomy senior high in West Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within CHSD 94. The school works with 2,040 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 145% bigger than typical.
West Chicago Comm High School is a school of CHSD 94, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, West Chicago Comm High School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White, 3% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, West Chicago Comm High School has 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.
Around the school, census data for DuPage County shows median household earnings sit near $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), West Chicago Comm High School is one campus in the mix.
Leman Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Trend over the last 7 years. West Chicago Comm High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 2,051 (now 2,040). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 62% to 72%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the West Chicago Comm High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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