C−
Aurora West Unit School District 129
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Aurora, Aurora, Batavia, Montgomery and North Aurora, and parts of Batavia, Sugar Grove, Blackberry and Sugar Grove.
Students
11,020
Schools
17
Spent per student
$17,236
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$81.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Aurora West Unit School District 129
- School Grade C−: better than 23% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $81.5M, about $7,392 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,236 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 40%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,253’20
11,195’21
11,211’22
11,035’23
11,020’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 65%White 19%Black 10%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
17 public schools.
Freeman Elem School
C+529 students18:1
Greenman Elem School
C528 students13:1
McCleery Elem School
C513 students13:1
Hall Elem School
C−512 students17:1
Hill Elem School
C−511 students14:1
Fearn Elementary School
B492 students17:1
Smith Elem School
C−425 students14:1
Schneider Elem School
C−361 students12:1
Nicholson Elem School
C−337 students16:1
Goodwin Elem School
C+315 students13:1
Washington Middle School
C+690 students16:1
Herget Middle School
C+594 students14:1
Jefferson Middle School
C577 students13:1
Jewel Middle School
B+490 students14:1
West Aurora High School
B−3,641 students16:1
West Aurora Learning Center/ELA
505 students32:1
Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Geneva Community Unit School District 304Geneva, Geneva
$21,141per student
Community High School District 94Warrenville, West Chicago, Winfield
$19,365per student
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Naperville, Naperville
$19,401per student
Oswego Community Unit School District 308Oswego, Oswego
$18,315per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.