Moving to DuPage County for the Schools: A Broker's Guide

Why families move to DuPage County for the schools

Do not buy a school rating off a website. Buy the actual boundary, confirmed in writing, for the actual address.

How DuPage County school districts actually work

• Downers Grove is served by District 58 for elementary and middle school and District 99 for high school, which is Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South.
• Naperville is split between District 203 and District 204, and which one you land in depends entirely on your address.
• Wheaton falls under District 200.
• Lisle is District 202.
• Glen Ellyn is served by Districts 41 and 87.

Schools are not the only thing that should drive the move

A school-first home search, step by step

1. Define your district and feeder schools. Tell me the specific elementary, middle, and high schools that matter to you, not just the town.
2. Get pre-approved before we tour. A lender tells us your real budget, which keeps us inside the right boundaries instead of falling for a house we cannot actually win.
3. Map the boundaries to listings. I overlay your must-have schools on what is for sale so we never tour a house in the wrong zone.
4. Confirm the boundary in writing. Before we write an offer, we verify the exact feeder schools for that address, because online maps lag behind district changes.
5. Budget for Illinois property taxes. Taxes here tend to run higher than in many states, and they fund those schools, so we factor them into your monthly number from day one.

FAQ: Moving to DuPage County for the schools

Which Downers Grove school districts should I know about?

Is Naperville one school district or two?

Do I have to buy an expensive house to get into a good DuPage district?

How do Illinois property taxes affect buying for the schools?

Let us find the right school district together