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Gower School District 62

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Gower School District 62 is located in northeast Illinois. Gower School District 62 has 5.19 square miles of land area and 0.18 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gower School District 62 population is 9,602. Gower School District 62 median household income is $76,127 in 2010-2014. Gower School District 62 median house value is $387,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Gower School District 62 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(34 out of 757, top 4%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	2
Population	9,602 (2010-2014), rank #361
Population Growth	-8.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,787.38/sq mi, rank #199
Median Household Income:	$76,127 at 2010-2014—3.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #148
Median House Price:	$387,400 at 2010-2014—-3.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #34
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	5.19 sq mi, rank #729
Water Area:	0.18 sq mi (3.41%), rank #479
State:	Illinois
County:	Dupage County
City:	Willowbrook, Hinsdale, Darien, Burr Ridge
Zip:	60527, 60521, 60561
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Gower School District 62 Map and Nearby Locations

7700 Clarendon Hills Rd

Willowbrook IL, 60527, Dupage County

Phone: 630-986-5383

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	854	871	852	871	912	940	914
English Language Learner Students:	43	36	14	19	25	29	9
Total Teachers:	62.43	NA	61.19	61.11	60.63	62.60	58.10
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	0.56	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	58.43	NA	56.63	58.06	51.13	60.10	28.30
Secondary:	0.00	NA	3.00	3.05	8.50	1.50	28.80
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	28.50	24.85	13.66	14.03	12.80	12.80	17.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	6.02	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	1.25	1.00	1.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	2.50	NA	2.56	2.18	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	2.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
School Administrators:	3.00	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	1.35	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	5.10	5.60	4.80	4.80	4.50
Other Support Services:	19.00	15.48	NA	NA	NA	NA	5.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.68	NA	13.92	14.25	15.04	15.02	15.73

Schools

Gower Middle School		Grade 5 to Grade 8	7941 South Madison St, Willowbrook IL 60527
Gower West Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 4	7650 Clarendon Hills Rd, Willowbrook IL 60527

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.1%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.0%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.0%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.0%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.9%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.1%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.5%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.1%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.0%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.0%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.1%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.3%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.0%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.2%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	99.1%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.9%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.9%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.4%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.6%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.0%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	99.1%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.9%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.7%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.0%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.4%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97.4%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.9%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.0%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.0%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.5%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.3%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	99.1%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	100.0%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.0%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	98.0%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.0%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.7%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.3%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.5%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97.3%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98.2%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98.0%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.9%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.5%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.7%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.7%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	97.2%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	100.0%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.6%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.2%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.9%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.3%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.4%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95.8%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95.3%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	97.3%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94.0%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.0%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	92.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.3%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.3%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.4%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.4%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.2%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.6%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.2%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.8%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.6%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.0%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.4%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	99.1%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.0%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.1%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.7%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96.9%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.7%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	98.3%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.0%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.3%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	98.3%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.0%	59.8%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,951,000	$17,548		$14,836,000	$17,033		$13,735,000	$15,060
Federal:	$77,000	$90	0.5%	$180,000	$207	1.2%	$246,000	$270	1.8%
State:	$2,475,000	$2,905	16.6%	$2,169,000	$2,490	14.6%	$2,031,000	$2,227	14.8%
Local:	$12,399,000	$14,553	82.9%	$12,487,000	$14,336	84.2%	$11,458,000	$12,564	83.4%
Total Expenditures:	$13,814,000	$16,214		$12,742,000	$14,629		$12,632,000	$13,851
Total Current Expenditures:	$12,821,000	$15,048		$12,080,000	$13,869		$12,015,000	$13,174
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,144,000	$9,559	63.5%	$7,702,000	$8,843	63.8%	$7,755,000	$8,503	64.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,322,000	$1,552	10.3%	$1,167,000	$1,340	9.7%	$1,118,000	$1,226	9.3%
Administration:	$1,632,000	$1,915	12.7%	$1,554,000	$1,784	12.9%	$1,522,000	$1,669	12.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,723,000	$2,022	13.4%	$1,657,000	$1,902	13.7%	$1,620,000	$1,776	13.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$531,000	$623		$238,000	$273		$303,000	$332
Construction:	$125,000	$147		$75,000	$86		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$101,000	$119		$135,000	$155		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$8,180,000	$9,601		$7,689,000	$8,828		$7,644,000	$8,382
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,745,000	$6,743	70.2%	$5,378,000	$6,175	69.9%	$5,399,000	$5,920	70.6%
Other Salary:	$2,435,000	$2,858	29.8%	$2,311,000	$2,653	30.1%	$2,245,000	$2,462	29.4%
Total Benefit:	$3,220,000	$3,779		$3,072,000	$3,527		$2,992,000	$3,281
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,035,000	$2,388	63.2%	$2,004,000	$2,301	65.2%	$1,976,000	$2,167	66.0%
Other Benefit:	$1,185,000	$1,391	36.8%	$1,068,000	$1,226	34.8%	$1,016,000	$1,114	34.0%

* Gower School District 62 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.