Elmhurst SD 205

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1713970

Elmhurst SD 205 spent $21,623 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 13 schools enrolled 8,280 students in 2024-25; 23.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,173 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Elmhurst SD 205 in enrollment (7,274 to 8,815 students) and Elmhurst SD 205 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Elmhurst SD 205, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School …$18,016Belvidere Community Unit Schoo…$18,002Huntley Community School Distr…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Elmhurst SD 205, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School Distr…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Dis…$18,002Huntley Community School District 1…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Elmhurst SD 205, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District 201$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School District 100$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Elmhurst SD 205, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Distric…$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$203,716,000 in revenue: 23.2% state, 74.9% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $64,551,000 of capital outlay was $254,743,000, or $30,696 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Elmhurst SD 205 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,202,000; Local $152,524,000; Federal $3,990,000; total $203,716,000.
  • State$47,202,000 23%
  • Local$152,524,000 75%
  • Federal$3,990,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8,299 students in 2022-23, 8,330 students in 2023-24, 8,280 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Elmhurst SD 205 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,299, 2023-24: 8,330, 2024-25: 8,28002.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,2992023-248,3302024-258,280
Elmhurst SD 205 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,299, 2023-24: 8,330, 2024-25: 8,28002.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,2992023-248,3302024-258,280
Elmhurst SD 205 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,299, 2023-24: 8,330, 2024-25: 8,28002.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,2992023-248,3302024-258,280
Elmhurst SD 205 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,299, 2023-24: 8,330, 2024-25: 8,28002.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,2992023-248,3302024-258,280

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,299592.214.0
2023-248,330613.413.6
2024-258,280633.713.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Elmhurst SD 205 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts53%29.9%4,049

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 691 students in Elmhurst SD 205's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate93%87.6%
Students in the class691149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

8 elementary schools, 3,610 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Conrad Fischer Elementary School58412.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Hawthorne Elementary School56812.9not reportedNot Title I
Lincoln Elementary School52716.3not reportedNot Title I
Field Elementary School43314.4not reportedNot Title I
Emerson Elementary School42912.3not reportedNot Title I
Jackson Elementary School42212.4not reportedNot Title I
Jefferson Elementary School32911.8not reportedNot Title I
Edison Elementary School31811.1not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,809 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bryan Middle School68713.4not reportedNot Title I
Sandburg Middle School63312.4not reportedNot Title I
Churchville Middle School4899.5not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,590 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
York Comm High School2,59014.2not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood27115.1not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Elmhurst SD 205

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Elmhurst SD 205

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentElmhurst SD 205 ranks 97 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,623).#97 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisElmhurst SD 205 is the number 26 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 8,299 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#26 of 865
  3. Huntley Community School District 158The next larger Illinois district: 8,595 students in fall 2022, $17,577 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,577
  4. Barrington Community Unit 220 School DistrictThe next smaller Illinois district: 8,173 students in fall 2022, $24,207 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,207
  5. Compare Elmhurst SD 205 with Huntley Community School District 158Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. York Comm High School, its largest high school2,590 students in 2024-25, 14.2 per teacher.2,590
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Elmhurst SD 205

  1. How many schools and students are in Elmhurst SD 205?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 8,280 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Elmhurst SD 205 spend per student?
    $21,623 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,173 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Elmhurst SD 205's money come from?
    $203,716,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.2% state, 74.9% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Elmhurst SD 205 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 190 of the 9,344 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Elmhurst SD 205 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Elmhurst SD 205 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Elmhurst SD 205?
    93% of the 691 students in Elmhurst SD 205's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Elmhurst SD 205's NCES district ID?
    1713970. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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