Henry Puffer School

Set in Downers Grove, Illinois, Henry Puffer School is a tight-knit primary school, one of the schools within Downers Grove GSD 58. It caters to 271 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Downers Grove GSD 58 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,811 students; Henry Puffer School is among them.

On demographics, Henry Puffer School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household income runs about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Henry Puffer School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pierce Downer Elem School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henry Puffer School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.