An equity score of 39/100 ranks Sd 45 Dupage County #370 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,492 per pupil, Sd 45 Dupage County ranks #130 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,173
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$21,492
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sd 45 Dupage County operates 9 public schools serving 3,173 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined 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 Dupage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,492 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.0% local, 31.0% state, and 7.0% 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 39/100, ranked #370 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.
a 342.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.5% Hispanic or Latino, 32.8% White, 9.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is York Center Elem School, with a diversity index of 74.5/100.
Its largest campus is Jackson Middle School, enrolling 621 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is York Center Elem School, at 163 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jackson Middle School accounts for 19.6% of all Sd 45 Dupage County student enrollment
That concentration means Sd 45 Dupage County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Sd 45 Dupage County school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Sd 45 Dupage County school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 621 students (highest), a spread of 458 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sd 45 Dupage County student-counselor ratio is 343:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Sd 45 Dupage County is typically wider than the Sd 45 Dupage County-aggregate figure suggests.
Sd 45 Dupage County chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8%: slightly below the ~28 national average, 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 Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Sd 45 Dupage County is typically wider than the Sd 45 Dupage County-aggregate figure suggests.