Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a 3% decrease from the previous school year.
East High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 3,907 students.
Aurora East Unit School District 131 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy | 281 | 1.8% |
| John Gates Elementary School | 409 | 2.5% |
| C.M. Bardwell Elementary School | 598 | -2.1% |
| C.F. Simmons Middle School | 729 | -7.8% |
| Edna Rollins Elementary School | 492 | 5.4% |
| Beaupre Elementary School | 165 | 6.5% |
| Henry W. Cowherd Middle School | 843 | -2.3% |
| L.D. Brady Elementary School | 265 | -6% |
| Benavides STEAM Academy | 316 | 5.3% |
| Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School | 538 | 1.7% |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 446 | 8.3% |
| Rose E. Krug Elementary School | 252 | 0% |
| Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School | 374 | -1.3% |
| C.I. Johnson Elementary School | 271 | -18.4% |
| G.N. Dieterich Elementary School | 440 | 0.7% |
| Olney C. Allen Elementary School | 596 | -2.6% |
| K.D. Waldo Middle School | 784 | -6% |
| East High School | 3,907 | -5% |
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