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Downers Grove GSD 58

Downers Grove, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Kevin Russell · #66 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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4,811

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,150

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Illinois median

14.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Downers Grove GSD 58 is a public school district based in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving 4,811 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #66 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 370 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Kevin Russell. It spends about $17,150 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.

How Downers Grove GSD 58 compares

Downers Grove GSD 58Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,150

Illinois median $16,815 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,006

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

Students per school370

Illinois median 465 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.4

Illinois median 13.6 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor962

Illinois median 490 · 96% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$95.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 25%Local 72%

Measure	Downers Grove GSD 58	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,150	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,006	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$88.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$95.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	333	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	649	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.4	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	962	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. Kevin Russell

Superintendent, Downers Grove GSD 58

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
Bremen CHSD 228Midlothian	4,885	5	$18,422	16.4	#64
Dunlap CUSD 323Dunlap	4,837	8	$12,710	16.9	#65
Downers Grove GSD 58Downers Grove · this district	4,811	13	$17,150	14.4	#66
Bloomington School District 87Bloomington	4,809	9	$16,678	13.3	#67
Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125Lincolnshire	4,758	2	$29,851	16.0	#68

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School DistrictWilmington, DE	4,812	$19,441	14.3
Lincoln County School DistrictNewport, OR	4,809	$13,890	16.6
Burton ElementaryPorterville, CA	4,805	$13,023	23.2
Sherwood School District 88JSherwood, OR	4,803	$12,534	20.0

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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