Oswego Community Unit School District 308

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Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Address
4175 Route 71
, 60543
Coordinates 41°38′54.873″N88°18′16.166″W / 41.64857583°N 88.30449056°W / 41.64857583; -88.30449056
District information
TypePublic
MottoWorld-Class Schools Serving Caring Communities
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. John W. Sparlin
Governing agency Illinois Department of Education
Schools22 (2018-19)
NCES District ID 1730270 [1]
Students and staff
Students17,950
Teachers1,103.1 (FTE)
Student–teacher ratio16.27 to 1
Other information
Website sd308.org

Community Unit School District 308 is a public school district located in Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. The Superintendent of Schools is John Sparlin. The district headquarters is in Oswego, Illinois. The district includes 22 schools, including one early learning center, 14 elementary schools for grades K-5, 5 junior high schools for grades 6–8, and 2 high schools. The district serves Oswego, Aurora, Montgomery, Plainfield, Yorkville, and Joliet. Total enrollment as of 2012 was about 18,000 students. Oswego 308 is the seventh largest public school district in Illinois out of 868. [2]

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Schools

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 currently has 22 schools in total in operation.

Preschool

School's nameLocationYear opened
Brokaw Early Learning CenterOswego2007

Elementary schools

School's nameLocationYear opened
Boulder Hill ElementaryBoulder Hill Subdivision1961
Churchill ElementaryOswego2005
East View Kindergarten CenterOswego1957
Fox Chase ElementaryOswego2001
Grande Park ElementaryPlainfield2007
Homestead ElementaryAurora2002
Hunt Club ElementaryOswego2009
Lakewood Creek ElementaryMontgomery2004
Long Beach ElementaryMontgomery1967
Old Post ElementaryOswego1996
Prairie Point ElementaryOswego2005
Southbury ElementaryOswego2008
The Wheatlands ElementaryAurora2001
Wolf's Crossing ElementaryAurora2005

Junior High schools

School's nameLocationYear opened
Bednarcik Jr. HighAurora2002
Plank Jr. High SchoolOswego2006
Thompson Jr. HighOswego1977
Traughber Junior HighOswego2008 (new building) 1948 (old building)
Murphy Junior HighPlainfield2012

High schools

The main entrance of Oswego High School Oswego High School (IL).jpg
The main entrance of Oswego High School
School's nameLocationYear opened
Oswego East High School Oswego2004
Oswego High School Oswego1867 (original building), 1964 (current building)

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Oswego Community Unit School District 308". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Website of Oswego Community Unit School District 308. Retrieved June 7, 2010.