Prairie Children Preschool

Prairie Children Preschool is a large elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, part of Indian Prairie CUSD 204. The school hosts 643 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 69% above typical.

Within Indian Prairie CUSD 204, which oversees 32 schools and 26,108 students, Prairie Children Preschool is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Prairie Children Preschool logs that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 13% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for DuPage County shows 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. Prairie Children Preschool is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: Still Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 673 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 31% to 23%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.