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West Aurora Public School District 129, Illinois

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West Aurora Public School District 129
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 11,035 (2023-2024)
Schools: 17 (2023-2024)
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West Aurora Public School District 129 is a school district in Illinois (Kane County). During the 2024 school year, 11,035 students attended one of the district's 17 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 West Aurora Public School District 129 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
Julie Stone20212029
Richard Kerns20172029
Erika Garcia20252027
Megan Jones20252027
Colleen Lorenz20232027
Melody Saperston20182027
Ira Lathan20152027

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: $24,641,000 $2,201 11%
Local: $116,840,000 $10,437 51%
State: $86,172,000 $7,697 38%
Total: $227,653,000 $20,335
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $197,778,000 $17,666
Total Current Expenditures: $172,818,000 $15,437
Instructional Expenditures: $105,544,000 $9,427 53%
Student and Staff Support: $21,263,000 $1,899 11%
Administration: $18,173,000 $1,623 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $27,838,000 $2,486 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,560,000 $1,121
Construction: $6,986,000 $624
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,647,000 $147
Interest on Debt: $5,254,000 $469


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 15 10-14 4 10 PS 15-19 30
2018-2019 19 25-29 9 14 <50 25-29 36
2017-2018 20 25-29 8 14 <=20 25-29 39
2016-2017 19 20-24 8 13 <=20 25-29 36
2015-2016 21 30-34 9 15 <=10 25-29 37
2014-2015 18 25-29 8 12 11-19 25-29 34
2013-2014 43 50-54 29 34 30-39 60-64 65
2012-2013 45 50-54 26 36 40-49 60-64 67
2011-2012 73 70-74 55 70 70-79 75-79 85
2010-2011 73 75-79 55 70 70-79 65-69 86

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 21 20-24 9 15 PS 20-24 37
2018-2019 25 35-39 14 19 <50 25-29 43
2017-2018 25 30-34 13 18 <=20 35-39 43
2016-2017 26 30-34 16 19 <=20 25-29 44
2015-2016 25 30-34 16 18 11-19 25-29 43
2014-2015 25 35-39 16 17 20-29 25-29 41
2013-2014 47 50-54 36 37 40-49 50-54 71
2012-2013 49 60-64 36 39 50-59 60-64 70
2011-2012 69 70-74 54 63 70-79 75-79 83
2010-2011 68 70-74 53 62 70-79 65-69 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 82 80-89 70-74 80 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 79 60-79 70-74 76 >=50 60-79 85-89
2015-2016 80 80-89 70-74 76 >=50 60-79 89
2014-2015 77 80-89 75-79 71 PS >=80 85-89
2013-2014 79 80-89 70-74 75 PS >=80 85-89
2012-2013 76 70-79 75-79 66 PS >=80 89
2011-2012 75 >=80 65-69 71 PS 60-79 85
2010-2011 75 60-79 65-69 70 >=50 60-79 85


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 11,035 -1.6
2022-2023 11,211 0.1
2021-2022 11,195 -0.5
2020-2021 11,253 -5.2
2019-2020 11,841 -1.6
2018-2019 12,029 -2.4
2017-2018 12,315 -2.4
2016-2017 12,611 0.5
2015-2016 12,554 -0.7
2014-2015 12,638 -1.8
2013-2014 12,865 1.9
2012-2013 12,626 1.3
2011-2012 12,467 1.0
2010-2011 12,341 -1.4
2009-2010 12,508 -0.1
2008-2009 12,517 -0.5
2007-2008 12,579 0.6
2006-2007 12,503 0.1
2005-2006 12,491 2.9
2004-2005 12,130 3.4
2003-2004 11,717 2.1
2002-2003 11,469 3.5
2001-2002 11,064 4.5
2000-2001 10,569 4.2
1999-2000 10,127 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Aurora Public School District 129 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 5.6
Black 10.1 16.4
Hispanic 63.4 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.1 4.2
White 19.9 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, West Aurora Public School District 129 had 780.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 25.00
Kindergarten: 62.00
Elementary: 453.43
Secondary: 240.47
Total: 780.90

West Aurora Public School District 129 employed 49.00 district administrators and 42.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 49.00
District Administrative Support: 318.38
School Administrators: 42.00
School Administrative Support: 69.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 169.09
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 72.38
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 West Aurora Public School District 129 operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fearn Elementary School465KG-5
Freeman Elem School527PK-5
Goodwin Elem School286PK-5
Greenman Elem School522PK-5
Hall Elem School546PK-5
Herget Middle School5766-8
Hill Elem School511PK-5
Hope D Wall Tmh Child Dev Ctr2PK-12
Jefferson Middle School5756-8
Jewel Middle School5236-8
Mccleery Elem School551PK-5
Nicholson Elem School330KG-5
Schneider Elem School338KG-5
Smith Elem School376PK-5
Washington Middle School6896-8
West Aurora High School3,6559-12
West Aurora Learning Center/Ela563PK-PK

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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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