Naperville Community Unit School District 203

Listed by NCES as Naperville CUSD 203 (district ID 1727710)

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1727710

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 spent $22,199 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 77% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 22 schools enrolled 16,047 students in 2024-25; 25.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,383 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (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, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 ranks 3.

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

$404,426,000 in revenue: 25.7% state, 70.8% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $19,349,000 of capital outlay was $385,699,000, or $23,997 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $104,029,000; Local $286,499,000; Federal $13,898,000; total $404,426,000.
  • State$104,029,000 26%
  • Local$286,499,000 71%
  • Federal$13,898,000 3%

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

16,073 students in 2022-23, 16,071 students in 2023-24, 16,047 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,073, 2023-24: 16,071, 2024-25: 16,04705k10k15k20k2022-2316,0732023-2416,0712024-2516,047
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,073, 2023-24: 16,071, 2024-25: 16,04705k10k15k20k2022-2316,0732023-2416,0712024-2516,047
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,073, 2023-24: 16,071, 2024-25: 16,04705k10k15k20k2022-2316,0732023-2416,0712024-2516,047
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,073, 2023-24: 16,071, 2024-25: 16,04705k10k15k20k2022-2316,0732023-2416,0712024-2516,047

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316,0731163.713.8
2023-2416,0711170.113.7
2024-2516,0471186.113.5

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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203 scored proficient or above: 63% 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 arts63%29.9%8,339

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

96% of the 1,329 students in Naperville Community Unit School District 203'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 rate96%87.6%
Students in the class1,329149,998

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.

14 elementary schools, 6,956 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elmwood Elementary School72615.2not reportedTargeted program
Steeple Run Elementary School62213.1not reportedTargeted program
Beebe Elementary School61914.6not reportedTargeted program
Mill Street Elementary School60012.5not reportedTargeted program
Ranch View Elementary School58414.3not reportedNot Title I
Prairie Elementary School51514.0not reportedNot Title I
Maplebrook Elementary School51214.8not reportedNot Title I
Highlands Elementary School51015.3not reportedNot Title I
River Woods Elementary School48114.1not reportedNot Title I
Meadow Glens Elementary School47512.9not reportedNot Title I
Scott Elementary School43511.5not reportedTargeted program
Kingsley Elementary School41512.5not reportedNot Title I
The other 2 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Naper Elementary School23513.7not reportedTargeted program
Ellsworth Elementary School22711.5not 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.

5 middle schools, 3,660 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kennedy Junior High School93714.2not reportedNot Title I
Jefferson Jr High School83212.3not reportedTargeted program
Lincoln Jr High School77413.8not reportedNot Title I
Madison Jr High School56612.9not reportedTargeted program
Washington Jr High School55112.9not 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.

2 high schools, 5,056 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Naperville Central High School2,58914.0not reportedNot Title I
Naperville North High School2,46712.6not 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, 375 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center37520.9not 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.

Contact Naperville Community Unit School District 203

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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentNaperville Community Unit School District 203 ranks 88 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,199).#88 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisNaperville Community Unit School District 203 is the number 8 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 16,073 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 865
  3. CUSD 308The next larger Illinois district: 16,940 students in fall 2022, $16,904 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,904
  4. Valley View Community School District 365-UThe next smaller Illinois district: 15,187 students in fall 2022, $22,208 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,208
  5. Compare Naperville Community Unit School District 203 with CUSD 308Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Naperville Central High School, its largest high school2,589 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.2,589
  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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203

  1. How many schools and students are in Naperville Community Unit School District 203?
    22 schools were open in 2024-25 (14 elementary, 5 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 16,047 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Naperville Community Unit School District 203 spend per student?
    $22,199 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 $23,383 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Naperville Community Unit School District 203's money come from?
    $404,426,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.7% state, 70.8% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 551 of the 17,555 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.1%, 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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 scored proficient or above: 63% 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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203?
    96% of the 1,329 students in Naperville Community Unit School District 203'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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203's NCES district ID?
    1727710. 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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