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St Charles CUSD 303

Saint Charles, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Paul Gordon · #18 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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11,731

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,087

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Illinois median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

St Charles CUSD 303 is a public school district based in Saint Charles, Illinois, serving 11,731 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 652 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Paul Gordon. It spends about $18,087 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How St Charles CUSD 303 compares

St Charles CUSD 303Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,087

Illinois median $16,815 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,911

Illinois median $10,013 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school652

Illinois median 465 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Illinois median 13.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor533

Illinois median 490 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$244.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 25%Local 71%

Measure	St Charles CUSD 303	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,087	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,911	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$228.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$244.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	881	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,931	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	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.

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Dr. Paul Gordon

Superintendent, St Charles CUSD 303

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
Aurora East USD 131Aurora	12,187	20	$12,429	15.7	#16
Township HSD 214Arlington Heights	11,911	10	$23,483	15.4	#17
St Charles CUSD 303Saint Charles · this district	11,731	18	$18,087	13.3	#18
CUSD 200Wheaton	11,639	20	$17,321	13.3	#19
Palatine CCSD 15Palatine	11,321	20	$16,859	13.5	#20

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Elmore CountyWetumpka, AL	11,741	$9,371	18.3
GadsdenAnthony, NM	11,739	$12,536	13.5
Pickerington LocalPickerington, OH	11,729	$12,542	19.1
Tempe Union High School District (4287)Tempe, AZ	11,726	$9,009	21.1

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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