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Aurora, Illinois - 17 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Aurora West Usd 129 #411 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,437 per pupil, Aurora West Usd 129 ranks #463 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,211
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$15,437
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aurora West Usd 129 operates 17 public schools serving 11,211 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 4 middle, 3 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 $15,437 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.3% local, 37.9% state, and 10.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #411 of 763 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 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 331:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% White, 9.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Goodwin Elem School, with a diversity index of 67.0/100.
Its largest campus is West Aurora High School, enrolling 3,641 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hope D Wall Tmh Child Dev Ctr, at 2 students, a 1821x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Aurora High School accounts for 32.5% of all Aurora West Usd 129 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Aurora West Usd 129-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Aurora West Usd 129 school enrollment varies 1821× across entities
Aurora West Usd 129 school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 3,641 students (highest), a spread of 3,639 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Aurora West Usd 129 student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — 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 West Usd 129 is typically wider than the Aurora West Usd 129-aggregate figure suggests.
Aurora West Usd 129 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Aurora West Usd 129 is typically wider than the Aurora West Usd 129-aggregate figure suggests.