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Community Unit School District 200
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Milton, Wheaton, Winfield, Warrenville and Winfield, and parts of Naperville and Carol Stream.
Students
11,639
Schools
20
Spent per student
$20,298
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$41.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Community Unit School District 200
- School Grade A: better than 85% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $41.3M, about $3,551 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 proficiency43%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,298 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,903’20
11,709’21
11,638’22
11,632’23
11,639’24
About steady.
Students
White 60%Hispanic 19%Asian 8%Black 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Pleasant Hill Elem School
A−583 students14:1
Wiesbrook Elem School
A496 students17:1
Clifford Johnson School
B+473 students11:1
Lincoln Elem School
A+458 students14:1
Whittier Elem School
A433 students14:1
Bower Elem School
A−406 students9:1
Carl Sandburg Elem School
A−402 students14:1
Washington Elementary School
A395 students13:1
Madison Elem School
A360 students12:1
Longfellow Elem School
A+318 students14:1
Lowell Elem School
A283 students12:1
Emerson Elem School
A263 students11:1
Hawthorne Elem School
A185 students8:1
Monroe Middle School
A−716 students13:1
Hubble Middle School
B+679 students13:1
Edison Middle School
A−635 students14:1
Franklin Middle School
A525 students12:1
Wheaton Warrenville South H S
A1,864 students15:1
Wheaton North High School
A1,863 students15:1
Jefferson Early Childhood Center
302 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Glenbard Township High School District 87Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn
$25,306per student
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Aurora, Naperville, Wheatland
$19,401per student
Naperville Community Unit District 203Lisle, Lisle, Naperville
$23,383per student
Aurora East Unit School District 131Aurora, Aurora
$19,119per 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.