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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 Ritchie.
PK–1Bruning Elem SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
2–5L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
6–8Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
9–12Wilmington High SchoolWilmington Community Unit School District 209U
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.