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Henry W Cowherd Middle School

441 N Farnsworth Ave

Tel: (630)299-5900

Henry W Cowherd Middle School serves 975 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the IL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 51%.
Henry W Cowherd Middle School operates within the Aurora East Usd 131 School District.

The student population of 975 students has declined by 8% over five years.
The teacher population of 68 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.28 is less than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	5%

Hispanic	84%	25%

Black	12%	17%

White	2%	49%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.28	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	81%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	2%

Aurora East Usd 131 School District's student population of 14,079 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,518 in this district is less than the state average of $16,005. The district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,731 is less than the state average of $14,988. The district spending/student has grown by 29% over four years.

School District Name	Aurora East Usd 131 School District
Number of Schools Managed	19	3
Number of Students Managed	14,079	753

District Total Revenue	$184 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$172 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,518	$16,005

District Spending / Student	$11,731	$14,988

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