Total enrollment
36,054
-3,606 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
53 schools in Aurora
Illinois · Public K-12
Public K-12 education in Aurora runs across 53 schools, enrolling approximately 36,054 students, averaging 680 per campus.
7-year change in Aurora
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
-8 (-15%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
17%
was 23%
% Hispanic
54%
was 53%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
16%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Aurora
Public education in Aurora, Illinois runs across 53 schools that hosts roughly 36,054 students. By footprint, Aurora sits in the large bracket.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is made up of 32 elementary, 11 middle, 8 high, and 2 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 680, noticeably above the state mean of about 480.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 9%: 39,660 students in SY 2017-18 versus 36,054 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Aurora lost 8 schools, going from 54 to 46. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 23% to 17% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Aurora discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.