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Westmont Community Unit School District 201

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Westmont, and parts of Downers Grove Township and Clarendon Hills.

Westmont’s School Grade A better than 88% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,330
Schools
5
Spent per student
$33,933
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$11.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Westmont Community Unit School District 201

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 57% more per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.4M, about $8,560 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AWestmont 24,155

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Westmont. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsMaercker School District 60
3–52 elementary schoolsMaercker School District 60
6–82 middle schoolsMaercker School District 60
9–125 high schoolsCommunity High School District 99

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8% · 535 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 29.9% · 681 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.6% · 91 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$33,933 per student · 57% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 27%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,295’20
1,346’21
1,327’22
1,333’23
1,330’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 27%Black 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

South School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Westmont
53 students18:1
C E Miller Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Westmont
194 students11:1
J T Manning Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Westmont
B+
386 students15:1
Westmont Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westmont
B+
302 students12:1
Westmont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westmont
A
395 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86Darien, Hinsdale, Oak Brook
$33,501per student
Community High School District 99Darien, Downers Grove, Lisle Township
$28,322per student
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181Hinsdale
$25,373per student
Argo Community High School District 217Lyons Township, Willow Springs
$26,897per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.