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Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Aurora, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. John P Price · #4 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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26,108

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,583

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Illinois median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

Indian Prairie CUSD 204 is a public school district based in Aurora, Illinois, serving 26,108 students in 34 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 768 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. John P Price. It spends about $15,583 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Indian Prairie CUSD 204 compares

Indian Prairie CUSD 204Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,583

Illinois median $16,815 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,025

Illinois median $10,013 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school768

Illinois median 465 · 65% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Illinois median 13.6 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor533

Illinois median 490 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$483.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 29%Local 67%

Measure	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,583	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,025	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$434.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$483.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,798	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	3,102	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	533	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.

Leadership

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Dr. John P Price

Superintendent, Indian Prairie CUSD 204

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
School District U-46Elgin	34,036	55	$16,406	14.4	#2
Rockford School District 205Rockford	28,467	46	$16,654	17.5	#3
Indian Prairie CUSD 204Aurora · this district	26,108	34	$15,583	14.5	#4
Plainfield School District 202Plainfield	24,556	31	$16,146	14.5	#5
CUSD 300Algonquin	20,705	29	$14,873	14.2	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)Phoenix, AZ	26,183	$9,361	15.7
Carroll County Public SchoolsWestminster, MD	26,141	$15,734	14.6
Grand Prairie ISDGrand Prairie, TX	26,129	$9,981	15.1
Anaheim Union HighAnaheim, CA	26,120	$14,929	22.5

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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