SD 45 DuPage County

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1740350

SD 45 DuPage County spent $22,608 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 9 schools enrolled 3,162 students in 2024-25; 30.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,548 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to SD 45 DuPage County in enrollment (3,087 to 3,264 students) and SD 45 DuPage County itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to SD 45 DuPage County, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #…$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to SD 45 DuPage County, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to SD 45 DuPage County, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to SD 45 DuPage County, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$77,140,000 in revenue: 30.7% state, 62.0% local and 7.3% federal. Total spending including $5,371,000 of capital outlay was $81,658,000, or $25,735 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

SD 45 DuPage County revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,685,000; Local $47,792,000; Federal $5,663,000; total $77,140,000.
  • State$23,685,000 31%
  • Local$47,792,000 62%
  • Federal$5,663,000 7%

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

3,173 students in 2022-23, 3,169 students in 2023-24, 3,162 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

SD 45 DuPage County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,173, 2023-24: 3,169, 2024-25: 3,16201k2k3k4k2022-233,1732023-243,1692024-253,162
SD 45 DuPage County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,173, 2023-24: 3,169, 2024-25: 3,16201k2k3k4k2022-233,1732023-243,1692024-253,162
SD 45 DuPage County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,173, 2023-24: 3,169, 2024-25: 3,16201k2k3k4k2022-233,1732023-243,1692024-253,162
SD 45 DuPage County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,173, 2023-24: 3,169, 2024-25: 3,16201k2k3k4k2022-233,1732023-243,1692024-253,162

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,173229.413.8
2023-243,169239.813.2
2024-253,162254.112.4

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 SD 45 DuPage County scored proficient or above: 31% 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 arts31%29.9%1,967

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.

6 elementary schools, 1,977 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Elementary School43412.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Westmore Elementary School43214.2All free (CEP)Not reported
Ardmore Elementary School42513.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Schafer Elementary School35410.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Stevenson School16910.5All free (CEP)Not reported
York Center Elementary School16311.6All free (CEP)Not reported

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 middle schools, 996 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jackson Middle School62112.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Jefferson Middle School37510.7All free (CEP)Not reported

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, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
District 45 Early Education Ctr18915.8not reportedNot reported

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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

District 45 Early Education Ctr

School in Villa Park; open in 2024-25; 189 students; 15.8 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact SD 45 DuPage County

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 SD 45 DuPage County

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSD 45 DuPage County ranks 77 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,608).#77 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSD 45 DuPage County is the number 130 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,173 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#130 of 865
  3. Twp HSD 113The next larger Illinois district: 3,222 students in fall 2022, $36,038 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$36,038
  4. Pekin Public SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 3,165 students in fall 2022, $16,904 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,904
  5. Compare SD 45 DuPage County with Twp HSD 113Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 SD 45 DuPage County

  1. How many schools and students are in SD 45 DuPage County?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 other), enrolling 3,162 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does SD 45 DuPage County spend per student?
    $22,608 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 $22,548 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does SD 45 DuPage County's money come from?
    $77,140,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.7% state, 62.0% local and 7.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in SD 45 DuPage County live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 286 of the 3,726 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.7%, 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 SD 45 DuPage County do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in SD 45 DuPage County scored proficient or above: 31% 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 SD 45 DuPage County's NCES district ID?
    1740350. 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 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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