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So Close and Yet so far

Contrasting education systems and socio-economic profiles of Naperville and East Aurora in Illinois, highlighting disparities in student demographics, academic achievement, income levels, and community statistics.

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So Close and Yet so far

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  1. So Close and Yet so far

  2. Education in Naperville • Naperville School District 203 • 77.6% of students are white • 96.5% of teachers are white • 2.3% of students have limited English • 5% are considered low income • 91.4% of students meet or exceed IL standards • 96% Graduate from high school • 97.7% of adults have at least a high school education • 61.6% of adults have at least a bachelors degree • Local property taxes in 2006 contributed • $156,532,766 to the district funding.

  3. Education in East Aurora • East Aurora School District #131 • 7.3% of students are white • 80.8% of students are Latino • 72.7% of teachers are white • 36.8% of students have limited English • 57% are considered low income • 59.5% of students meet or exceed IL standards • 77.9% graduate from high school • 62% of adults have at least a high school education • 15.4% of adults have at least a bachelors degree • Local property taxes in 2006 contributed • $26,129,943 to the school district

  4. Window Shopping Downtown Naperville • Naperville Incomes • 3.7% of households earn less than $15,000 • 6.5% of households earn $15,000 - $29,000 • 10.5% of households earn $30,000 - $49,000 • 26% of households earn $100,000 - $149,000 • 24% of households earn $150,000 or more • According to the 2000 census, Naperville had the highest average income for cities over 70,000

  5. Window Shopping Downtown Aurora • Aurora Incomes • 10.6% of households earn less than $15,000 • 18.9% of households earn $15,000 - $29,000 • 25% of households earn $30,000 - $49,000 • 7.7% of households earn $100,000 - $149,000 • 2.1% of households earn $150,000 or more • 25% of East Aurora residents live at or below the poverty line

  6. What’s this home worth?

  7. Who can live in my neighborhood?

  8. CRIME • In 2005 45 paroleesreturned from prison to Naperville • In 2005 356 parolees returned from prison to Aurora • MURDERS - ASSAULTS NapervilleAurora 2000 0 - ? 15 - ? 2001 0 - 67 8 - 605 2002 1 - 62 25 - 538 2003 0 - 61 13 - 475 2004 0 - 92 17 - 488 2005 3 - 45 14 - 480

  9. It is possible for people to live in the same country, the same state, the same ten mile radius, but in vastly different Socio-economic worlds.

  10. Resources • Educational Funding Reform www.aplusillinois.org • From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign www.heartlandalliance.org • A Covenant for a New America www.covenantforanewamerica.org

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