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Aurora East USD 131, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Aurora East USD 131 runs 20 public schools with 12,187 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.7 students per teacher is 2.0 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
20
Students
12,187
Teachers (FTE)
777
Students per teacher
15.7
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
310 Seminary Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
County
Kane County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1704680
State district ID
IL-31-045-1310-22
Total staff (FTE)
1,522
School counselors (FTE)
26.0About 469 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
61.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.7
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (13,224), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$233.0 million
Federal revenue
$24.8 million
State revenue
$158.0 million
Local revenue
$50.3 million
Total spending
$257.5 million
Spending per pupil
$19,468
Salaries
$103.7 million40.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$141.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.6%
  • State: 67.8%
  • Local: 21.6%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,468
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Aurora East USD 131

By level: 1 high, 4 middle, 13 elementary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Benavides Steam AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 232614.2
C F Simmons Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 879213.2
C I Johnson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 526917.9
C M Bardwell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 567917.0
Child Service Center PreschoolCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK0
Early Childhood Dev CntrCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK0
East High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 124,02018.9
Edna Rollins Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 550819.5
Fred Rodgers Magnet AcadCEP schoolMiddle6 to 828414.9
G N Dieterich Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 550716.9
Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 880713.2
John Gates Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542714.7
K D Waldo Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872913.5
L D Brady Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531019.4
Mabel O Donnell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536013.8
Nicholas A Hermes Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 560720.2
Oak Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535314.7
Olney C Allen Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 571217.8
Rose E Krug Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527118.1
W S Beaupre Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 522614.1

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.