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Center Cass School District 66

Downers Grove, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Andrew Wise · #343 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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1,130

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,423

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Illinois median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Center Cass School District 66 is a public school district based in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving 1,130 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #343 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 377 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Andrew Wise. It spends about $18,423 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Center Cass compares

Center CassIllinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,423

Illinois median $16,815 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,273

Illinois median $10,013 · 23% above · FY2020-21

Students per school377

Illinois median 465 · 19% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Illinois median 13.6 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,130

Illinois median 490 · 131% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 35%Local 62%

Measure	Center Cass	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,423	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,273	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$22.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	78	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	186	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,130	490	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Andrew Wise

Superintendent, Center Cass School District 66

Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Illinois

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Channahon School District 17Channahon	1,145	4	$15,097	12.7	#340
El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11El Paso	1,135	4	$10,473	13.0	#341
Pontiac CCSD 429Pontiac	1,135	4	$18,163	11.6	#342
Center Cass School District 66Downers Grove · this district	1,130	3	$18,423	14.5	#343
Teutopolis CUSD 50Teutopolis	1,125	3	$9,792	15.0	#344

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MS Achievement School District Of Humphreys CountyBelzoni, MS	1,130	$12,472	14.3
East Rockaway Union Free School DistrictEast Rockaway, NY	1,130	$31,610	9.6
Pamlico County SchoolsBayboro, NC	1,130	$14,996	13.1
Berryhill Public SchoolsTulsa, OK	1,130	$8,212	16.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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