Oak Brook Park District

Located at 1450 Forest Gate Rd, in Oak Brook, Illinois, Oak Brook Park District is a minimally staffed elementary-level community that teaches 7 students (grade pre-K), overseen by Butler SD 53. Enrollment runs roughly 98% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Oak Brook Park District is one of 3 schools operated by Butler SD 53, a district that works with 463 students overall.

Demographically, Oak Brook Park District reports that Asian students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 13% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Oak Brook Park District has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Oak Brook Park District is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brook Forest Elem School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oak Brook Park District's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 6 (now 7). Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 50% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Oak Brook Park District community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.