Public schools in Villa Park, IL

Villa Park has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 3 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,210 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; SD 45 DuPage County runs 5 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Villa Park's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in Villa ParkDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
SD 45 DuPage County53,173$22,608
DuPage HSD 8813,919$23,109
Salt Creek SD 481494$28,209

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.

One high school in Villa Park, 1,983 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Willowbrook High School1,98316.7not reportedDuPage HSD 88

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 Villa Park, 1,179 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Jackson Middle School62112.9All free (CEP)SD 45 DuPage County
Jefferson Middle School37510.7All free (CEP)SD 45 DuPage County
John E Albright Middle School18310.0not reportedSalt Creek SD 48

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.

2 elementary schools in Villa Park, 859 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Elementary School43412.9All free (CEP)SD 45 DuPage County
Ardmore Elementary School42513.3All free (CEP)SD 45 DuPage County

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.

One other school in Villa Park, 189 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
District 45 Early Education Ctr18915.8not reportedSD 45 DuPage County

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 Villa Park's public schools compare with Illinois's

The median Villa Park school has 12.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Illinois median of 13.1. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 425 students (state 374).

Villa Park against Illinois, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Villa ParkIllinois
Median students per teacher12.913.1
Median school size (students)425374
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)50%54%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)57%53%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Villa Park 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 Villa Park

  1. SD 45 DuPage CountyRuns 5 of Villa Park's 7 public schools and spent $22,608 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,608
  2. Willowbrook High School, the largest high school in Villa Park1,983 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.1,983
  3. Compare SD 45 DuPage County with DuPage HSD 88Villa Park'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 Villa Park 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 Villa Park

  1. How many public schools are in Villa Park, IL?
    7 public schools with an address in Villa Park were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 3 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,210 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Villa Park?
    Willowbrook High School, with 1,983 students in 2024-25 (DuPage HSD 88).
  3. Which districts run Villa Park's schools?
    SD 45 DuPage County (5 schools), DuPage HSD 88 (1 school), Salt Creek SD 48 (1 school). 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