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Gower School District 62, Illinois

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Gower School District 62
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 932 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Gower School District 62 is a school district in Illinois (DuPage County). During the 2024 school year, 932 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Gower School District 62 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Gena Lupo2027
Melissa Pitsoulakis2027
Evan Williams2027
Ryan Asmus2025
Nagla Fetouh2025
Ericka Polanco-Webb2025
Sarah Smith2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,226,000 $1,330 5%
Local: $16,695,000 $18,107 73%
State: $5,046,000 $5,473 22%
Total: $22,967,000 $24,910
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $23,491,000 $25,478
Total Current Expenditures: $22,386,000 $24,279
Instructional Expenditures: $11,752,000 $12,746 50%
Student and Staff Support: $2,791,000 $3,027 12%
Administration: $5,463,000 $5,925 23%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,380,000 $2,581 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $230,000 $249
Construction: $140,000 $151
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $599,000 $649


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 75-79 21-39 30-39 PS 55-59 55
2018-2019 59 75-79 21-39 30-39 PS 55-59 60
2017-2018 60 80-84 20-29 40-49 PS 60-69 58
2016-2017 58 75-79 21-39 20-29 60-69 59
2015-2016 62 80-84 21-39 20-29 60-69 62
2014-2015 54 75-79 21-39 20-29 50-59 54
2013-2014 80 90-94 40-59 70-79 70-79 81
2012-2013 83 >=95 40-59 70-79 70-79 82
2011-2012 96 >=95 >=80 >=90 80-89 98
2010-2011 97 >=95 >=80 >=90 >=90 98

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 80-84 21-39 40-49 PS 55-59 57
2018-2019 63 80-84 21-39 50-59 PS 60-64 62
2017-2018 63 85-89 20-29 40-49 PS 70-79 62
2016-2017 66 80-84 21-39 30-39 60-69 68
2015-2016 69 85-89 21-39 40-49 70-79 69
2014-2015 64 80-84 21-39 30-39 60-69 64
2013-2014 79 90-94 40-59 60-69 70-79 80
2012-2013 82 >=95 40-59 60-69 70-79 84
2011-2012 94 >=95 >=80 >=90 80-89 94
2010-2011 95 >=95 >=80 >=90 >=90 96

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 932 1.0
2022-2023 923 0.1
2021-2022 922 2.7
2020-2021 897 3.1
2019-2020 869 0.0
2018-2019 869 -1.5
2017-2018 882 0.9
2016-2017 874 1.0
2015-2016 865 4.0
2014-2015 830 -2.9
2013-2014 854 -2.0
2012-2013 871 2.2
2011-2012 852 -2.2
2010-2011 871 -4.7
2009-2010 912 -3.1
2008-2009 940 2.8
2007-2008 914 -5.6
2006-2007 965 0.9
2005-2006 956 1.3
2004-2005 944 0.4
2003-2004 940 4.0
2002-2003 902 0.1
2001-2002 901 -1.4
2000-2001 914 -0.9
1999-2000 922 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gower School District 62 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 15.7 5.6
Black 3.1 16.4
Hispanic 16.6 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 8.8 4.2
White 55.8 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gower School District 62 had 74.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.54.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 68.33
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 74.33

Gower School District 62 employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.67
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Gower School District 62 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gower Middle School4045-8
Gower West Elem School528PK-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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