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Downers Grove GSD 58

Downers Grove GSD 58 in Illinois: 13 public schools with 4,811 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,709 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 13
Students: 4,811
Students per teacher: 14.4; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $21,709; IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 333
Counselors (FTE): 5.0
Students per counselor: 962; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.8; Librarians (FTE): 13.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$13.7K15

$14.3K16

$16.4K17

$17.3K18

$15.6K19

$15.9K20

$17.1K21

$18.6K22

$20.0K23

$21.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 3.1% · $3.6M
State: 27% · $31.3M
Local: 70% · $81.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,430
Support services: $8,134
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $31.7M
Long-term debt: $136M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Belle Aire Elem School	Pre-K–6	276	15.2	Downers Grove
El Sierra Elem School	Pre-K–6	300	12.1	Downers Grove
Fairmount Elem School	Pre-K–6	342	17.4	Downers Grove
Henry Puffer School	Pre-K–6	271	10.3	Downers Grove
Highland Elem School	Pre-K–6	352	16.1	Downers Grove
Hillcrest Elem School	Pre-K–6	382	16.2	Downers Grove
Indian Trail Elem School	Pre-K–6	325	9.8	Downers Grove
Kingsley Elem School	Pre-K–6	359	12.9	Downers Grove
Lester Elem School	Pre-K–6	531	17.6	Downers Grove
Pierce Downer Elem School	Pre-K–6	337	16.4	Downers Grove
Whittier Elem School	Pre-K–6	307	16.9	Downers Grove
Herrick Middle School	7–8	626	15.8	Downers Grove
O Neill Middle School	7–8	403	13.7	Downers Grove

Sources

Address: 850 Curtiss St Ste 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone: (630)719-5800

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).