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Naperville Community Unit District 203
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Naperville, Lisle and Lisle, and parts of Naperville, Du Page, Bolingbrook, Woodridge and Warrenville.
Students
16,047
Schools
22
Spent per student
$23,383
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Naperville Community Unit District 203
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $4.1M, about $255 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for McHenry.
K–55 elementary schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
6–82 middle schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
9–12McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry Community High School District 156
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency51%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,383 per student · 8% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 28%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,289’20
16,245’21
16,073’22
16,071’23
16,047’24
About steady.
Students
White 57%Asian 19%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
22 public schools.
Elmwood Elem School
A726 students15:1
Steeple Run Elem School
A622 students13:1
Beebe Elem School
A619 students15:1
Mill Street Elem School
A+600 students13:1
Ranch View Elementary School
A584 students14:1
Prairie Elem School
A515 students14:1
Maplebrook Elem School
A512 students15:1
Highlands Elem School
A+510 students15:1
River Woods Elementary School
A+481 students14:1
Meadow Glens Elementary School
A+475 students13:1
Scott Elementary School
A435 students12:1
Kingsley Elementary School
A415 students13:1
Naper Elem School
A235 students14:1
Ellsworth Elem School
A+227 students12:1
Kennedy Junior High School
A+937 students14:1
Jefferson Jr High School
A−832 students12:1
Lincoln Jr High School
A774 students14:1
Madison Jr High School
A566 students13:1
Washington Jr High School
A551 students13:1
Naperville Central High School
A+2,589 students14:1
Naperville North High School
A+2,467 students13:1
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center
375 students21:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Community High School District 99Darien, Downers Grove, Downers Grove
$28,322per student
Community Unit School District 200Milton, Wheaton, Winfield
$20,298per student
Downers Grove Grade School District 58Downers Grove, Downers Grove
$21,709per student
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Aurora, Wheatland
$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.