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 Marley.
PK–82 schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
9–123 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210
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.