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Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Aurora, Naperville, Naperville and Wheatland, and parts of Bolingbrook, Winfield and Warrenville.
Students
26,108
Schools
34
Spent per student
$19,401
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$61.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
- School Grade A: better than 90% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $61.4M, about $2,350 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Eppards Point.
PK–13 elementary schoolsPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
2–42 elementary schoolsPrairie Central Community Unit School District 8
6–82 middle schoolsPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
9–122 high schoolsPontiac Township High School District 90
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,401 per student · 10% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 31%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,091’20
25,815’21
25,687’22
25,950’23
26,108’24
About steady.
Students
Asian 40%White 32%Hispanic 13%Black 10%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
34 public schools.
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary
A683 students17:1
Reba O Steck Elementary School
A669 students18:1
May Watts Elementary School
A668 students16:1
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary
A−589 students15:1
Owen Elementary School
A577 students15:1
Arlene Welch Elementary School
A576 students13:1
Nancy Young Elementary School
A574 students14:1
Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School
A+572 students15:1
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch
A570 students14:1
Spring Brook Elementary School
A569 students17:1
Fry Elementary School
A563 students17:1
White Eagle Elementary
A541 students15:1
McCarty Elementary School
C+478 students13:1
Brookdale Elementary School
B+462 students15:1
Patterson Elementary School
A453 students14:1
Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch
B450 students14:1
Georgetown Elementary School
C420 students12:1
Longwood Elem School
C+346 students11:1
Wayne Builta Elementary School
A345 students13:1
Robert Clow Elem Sch
A+343 students11:1
V Blanche Graham Elementary
A+325 students16:1
Francis Granger Middle School
A1,011 students14:1
Scullen Middle School
A+948 students15:1
Clifford Crone Middle School
A891 students15:1
Fischer Middle School
B861 students14:1
Thayer J Hill Middle School
A−828 students14:1
Gordon Gregory Middle School
A811 students16:1
Still Middle School
A−709 students13:1
Neuqua Valley High School
A+3,018 students15:1
Waubonsie Valley High School
A2,849 students16:1
Metea Valley High School
A2,766 students14:1
Gail McKinzie High School
0 students0:1
Steps
0 students0:1
Prairie Children Preschool
643 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Community High School District 99Lisle, Lisle, Woodridge
$28,322per student
Community Unit School District 200Milton, Wheaton, Winfield
$20,298per student
Glenbard Township High School District 87Milton, Wayne, Wheaton
$25,306per student
Naperville Community Unit District 203Lisle, Lisle
$23,383per 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.