Aurora West Unit School District 129 welcomed 10,982 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 2.3% increase over the previous school year.
West Aurora High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 3,561 students.
Aurora West Unit School District 129 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Aurora.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Schneider Elementary School | 358 | 2.9% |
| Goodwin Elementary School | 312 | 1% |
| Freeman Elementary School | 552 | 1.8% |
| Greenman Elementary School | 549 | 2.4% |
| West Aurora High School | 3,561 | 7.4% |
| Fearn Elementary School | 480 | 2.8% |
| Nicholson Elementary School | 332 | 3.4% |
| Jewel Middle School | 481 | -8.4% |
| Herget Middle School | 587 | 2.6% |
| McCleery Elementary School | 551 | -5.2% |
| Smith Elementary School | 420 | 6.1% |
| Hall Elementary School | 503 | -4.9% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 563 | 2.2% |
| Hill Elementary School | 549 | -0.2% |
| Washington Middle School | 676 | 2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
