Indian Prairie School District #204

Listed by NCES as Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (district ID 1741690)

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1741690

Indian Prairie School District #204 spent $18,127 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 50% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 32 schools enrolled 26,108 students in 2024-25; 30.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,401 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Indian Prairie School District #204 ranks 7.

Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School D…$22,208Naperville Community Unit Scho…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District…$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School Distri…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Di…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 365-U$22,208Naperville Community Unit School District 2…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 3…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Distri…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$547,813,000 in revenue: 30.1% state, 66.3% local and 3.6% federal. Total spending including $33,596,000 of capital outlay was $513,929,000, or $20,007 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Indian Prairie School District #204 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $165,070,000; Local $363,067,000; Federal $19,676,000; total $547,813,000.
  • State$165,070,000 30%
  • Local$363,067,000 66%
  • Federal$19,676,000 4%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

25,687 students in 2022-23, 25,950 students in 2023-24, 26,108 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Indian Prairie School District #204 enrollment by school year2022-23: 25,687, 2023-24: 25,950, 2024-25: 26,108010k20k30k2022-2325,6872023-2425,9502024-2526,108
Indian Prairie School District #204 enrollment by school year2022-23: 25,687, 2023-24: 25,950, 2024-25: 26,108010k20k30k2022-2325,6872023-2425,9502024-2526,108
Indian Prairie School District #204 enrollment by school year2022-23: 25,687, 2023-24: 25,950, 2024-25: 26,108010k20k30k2022-2325,6872023-2425,9502024-2526,108
Indian Prairie School District #204 enrollment by school year2022-23: 25,687, 2023-24: 25,950, 2024-25: 26,108010k20k30k2022-2325,6872023-2425,9502024-2526,108

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325,6871763.714.6
2023-2425,9501769.814.7
2024-2526,1081781.314.7

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 Indian Prairie School District #204 scored proficient or above: 50% 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 arts50%29.9%13,695

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

95% of the 2,169 students in Indian Prairie School District #204'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 rate95%87.6%
Students in the class2,169149,998

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.

21 elementary schools, 10,773 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary68316.9not reportedNot Title I
Reba O Steck Elementary School66917.5not reportedNot Title I
May Watts Elementary School66815.8not reportedNot Title I
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary58914.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Owen Elementary School57715.3not reportedEligible, no program
Arlene Welch Elementary School57612.8not reportedEligible, no program
Nancy Young Elementary School57413.6not reportedEligible, no program
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School57215.1not reportedNot Title I
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School57013.8not reportedNot Title I
Spring Brook Elementary School56916.9not reportedNot Title I
Fry Elementary School56316.7not reportedNot Title I
White Eagle Elementary54115.2not reportedNot Title I
The other 9 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
McCarty Elementary School47812.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brookdale Elementary School46215.4not reportedEligible, no program
Patterson Elementary School45313.6not reportedNot Title I
Peter M Gombert Elementary School45013.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Georgetown Elementary School42012.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Longwood Elementary School34610.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wayne Builta Elementary School34513.3not reportedNot Title I
Robert Clow Elementary School34311.4not reportedNot Title I
V Blanche Graham Elementary32516.3not 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.

7 middle schools, 6,059 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Francis Granger Middle School1,01114.0not reportedEligible, no program
Scullen Middle School94814.5not reportedNot Title I
Clifford Crone Middle School89115.2not reportedNot Title I
Fischer Middle School86113.8not reportedEligible, no program
Thayer J Hill Middle School82814.1not reportedEligible, no program
Gordon Gregory Middle School81115.7not reportedNot Title I
Still Middle School70913.1not reportedEligible, no 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.

3 high schools, 8,633 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Neuqua Valley High School3,01814.7not reportedNot Title I
Waubonsie Valley High School2,84915.8not reportedEligible, no program
Metea Valley High School2,76614.5not reportedEligible, no 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, 643 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prairie Children Preschool64317.9not reportedEligible, no 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 Indian Prairie School District #204

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 Indian Prairie School District #204

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentIndian Prairie School District #204 ranks 189 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,127).#189 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisIndian Prairie School District #204 is the number 4 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 25,687 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 865
  3. Rockford SD 205The next larger Illinois district: 27,442 students in fall 2022, $19,016 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,016
  4. Plainfield SD 202The next smaller Illinois district: 24,856 students in fall 2022, $15,896 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,896
  5. Compare Indian Prairie School District #204 with Rockford SD 205Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Neuqua Valley High School, its largest high school3,018 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.3,018
  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 Indian Prairie School District #204

  1. How many schools and students are in Indian Prairie School District #204?
    32 schools were open in 2024-25 (21 elementary, 7 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 26,108 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Indian Prairie School District #204 spend per student?
    $18,127 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 $19,401 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Indian Prairie School District #204's money come from?
    $547,813,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.1% state, 66.3% local and 3.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Indian Prairie School District #204 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,153 of the 26,046 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, 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 Indian Prairie School District #204 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Indian Prairie School District #204 scored proficient or above: 50% 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 Indian Prairie School District #204?
    95% of the 2,169 students in Indian Prairie School District #204'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 Indian Prairie School District #204's NCES district ID?
    1741690. 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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