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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 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 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.