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Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Oswego, Oswego, Montgomery and Na-Au-Say, and parts of Aurora, Joliet, Wheatland, Plainfield and Bristol.
Students
16,766
Schools
22
Spent per student
$18,315
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$251.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Oswego Community Unit School District 308
- School Grade A−: better than 76% of Illinois districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $251.5M, about $15,002 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Marley.
PK–82 schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
85 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
83 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
9–123 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,315 per student · 15% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 48%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
17,169’20
17,031’21
16,940’22
16,851’23
16,766’24
About steady.
Students
White 47%Hispanic 27%Black 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
22 public schools.
Lakewood Creek Elementary
C+767 students18:1
Grande Park Elem Sch
A−687 students18:1
Southbury Elem School
A−676 students16:1
Fox Chase Elementary School
B+661 students17:1
Long Beach Elem School
C632 students18:1
The Wheatlands Elementary School
A613 students15:1
Homestead Elementary School
A511 students14:1
Boulder Hill Elem School
C476 students11:1
Prairie Point Elem School
A−455 students15:1
Churchill Elem School
B+425 students14:1
Wolfs Crossing Elem School
A−414 students13:1
Old Post Elementary School
B+387 students13:1
Hunt Club Elem
B357 students9:1
Traughber Jr High School
B+1,070 students18:1
Thompson Jr High School
B832 students17:1
Murphy Junior High School
A−700 students15:1
Plank Junior High
B−595 students11:1
Bednarcik Junior High School
A−535 students14:1
Oswego High School
B+2,870 students16:1
Oswego East High School
A−2,758 students16:1
Brokaw Early Learning Center
345 students14:1
East View Academy School
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Joliet Township High School District 204Elwood, Joliet, Plainfield
$20,589per student
Newark Community High School District 18Kendall, Yorkville
$21,517per student
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115Kendall, Yorkville
$16,791per student
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Naperville, Naperville
$19,401per 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.