Public schools in Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 10,204 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Downers Grove GSD 58 runs 13 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Downers Grove's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Downers GroveDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Downers Grove GSD 58134,918$20,037
Chsd 9924,775$26,343
Center Cass SD 6621,105$16,911

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Downers Grove, 4,673 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High School2,59114.7not reportedChsd 99
Comm H S Dist 99 - North High School2,08213.7not reportedChsd 99

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 middle schools in Downers Grove, 1,369 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Herrick Middle School62615.8not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
O Neill Middle School40313.7not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Lakeview Jr High School34011.0not reportedCenter Cass SD 66

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

12 elementary schools in Downers Grove, 4,162 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lester Elementary School53117.6not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Hillcrest Elementary School38216.2not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Prairieview Elementary School38016.5not reportedCenter Cass SD 66
Kingsley Elementary School35912.9not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Highland Elementary School35216.1not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Fairmount Elementary School34217.4not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Pierce Downer Elementary School33716.4not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Indian Trail Elementary School3259.8not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Whittier Elementary School30716.9not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
El Sierra Elementary School30012.1not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
The other 2 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Belle Aire Elementary School27615.2not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58
Henry Puffer School27110.3not reportedDowners Grove GSD 58

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Downers Grove's public schools compare with Illinois's

The median Downers Grove school has 15.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 352 students (state 374).

Downers Grove against Illinois, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Downers GroveIllinois
Median students per teacher15.213.1
Median school size (students)352374
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%54%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%53%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 17 Downers Grove schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Downers Grove

  1. Downers Grove GSD 58Runs 13 of Downers Grove's 17 public schools and spent $20,037 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,037
  2. Comm H S Dist 99 - South High School, the largest high school in Downers Grove2,591 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.2,591
  3. Compare Downers Grove GSD 58 with Chsd 99Downers Grove's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Downers Grove addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Illinois

  1. Chicago629 schools
  2. Aurora47 schools
  3. Rockford44 schools
  4. Naperville41 schools
  5. Peoria33 schools
  6. Joliet31 schools
  7. Springfield31 schools
  8. Plainfield29 schools

Questions about schools in Downers Grove

  1. How many public schools are in Downers Grove, IL?
    17 public schools with an address in Downers Grove were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 10,204 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Downers Grove?
    Comm H S Dist 99 - South High School, with 2,591 students in 2024-25 (Chsd 99).
  3. Which districts run Downers Grove's schools?
    Downers Grove GSD 58 (13 schools), Chsd 99 (2 schools), Center Cass SD 66 (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .