An equity score of 43/100 ranks Aurora East Usd 131 #257 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,690 per pupil, Aurora East Usd 131 ranks #444 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,619
Total Enrollment
18
Schools
$16,690
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aurora East Usd 131 operates 18 public schools serving 12,619 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,690 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.0% local, 60.2% state, and 19.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #257 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 271.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% African American, 2.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Olney C Allen Elem School, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
Its largest campus is East High School, enrolling 4,020 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is W S Beaupre Elem School, at 226 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
East High School accounts for 31.9% of all Aurora East Usd 131 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Aurora East Usd 131-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Aurora East Usd 131 school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Aurora East Usd 131 school enrollment ranges from 226 students (lowest) to 4,020 students (highest), a spread of 3,794 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Aurora East Usd 131 student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Aurora East Usd 131 is typically wider than the Aurora East Usd 131-aggregate figure suggests.
Aurora East Usd 131 chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.