Total enrollment
20,705
+489 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in CUSD 300
Illinois · 20,705 students · 10 cities
CUSD 300's 29 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 20,705 students across 20 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in CUSD 300
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How CUSD 300 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #176 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,705 | #6 of 508 | #382 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #8 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #368 of 506 | #4,684 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.3% | #212 of 456 | #3,976 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #78 of 341 | #1,378 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside CUSD 300
State test results across the district's 26 scored schools run from Eastview Elementary School at 67.6% proficient to Carpentersville Middle School at 14.6%, a gap of 52.9 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 26 district schools that reported both years went from 20,775 to 20,254 students (down 3%) and from 1,369 to 1,407 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About CUSD 300
Across 29 schools, CUSD 300 educates about 20,705 students in Illinois. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the school-mix side, CUSD 300 consists of 20 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 714 in this district, above the Illinois typical of 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 20,705 students, remained close to its prior level from the 20,216 reported in SY 2020-21. CUSD 300 now counts 27 public schools, up from 26 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for CUSD 300 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.