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890school systems
3,951operating schools connected
1,838,674students in finance records
840complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Illinois school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 840 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$18,461Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+3.0%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+26.4%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-5.8%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems840 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,944,1381,832,175
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$21,570$19,678

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Prospect Heights SD 23

Prospect Heights, IL

Students
1,474
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,494

+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Vandalia CUSD 203

Vandalia, IL

Students
1,460
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,121

-3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment

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Byron CUSD 226

Byron, IL

Students
1,459
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,169

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Williamsville CUSD 15

Williamsville, IL

Students
1,453
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,377

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Washington CHSD 308

Washington, IL

Students
1,451
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,469

-17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.8% enrollment

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South Holland SD 151

South Holland, IL

Students
1,450
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,617

+12.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Summit SD 104

Summit, IL

Students
1,447
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$29,461

+35.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment

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Steger SD 194

Steger, IL

Students
1,439
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,960

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Western Springs SD 101

Western Springs, IL

Students
1,437
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,466

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Will County SD 92

Lockport, IL

Students
1,432
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$26,413

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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East Peoria SD 86

East Peoria, IL

Students
1,424
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$19,374

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Chicago Ridge SD 127-5

Chicago Ridge, IL

Students
1,422
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,726

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Fenton CHSD 100

Bensenville, IL

Students
1,422
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$27,898

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Wabash CUSD 348

Mount Carmel, IL

Students
1,422
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,453

+13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Maercker SD 60

Westmont, IL

Students
1,417
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,153

-18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Oregon CUSD 220

Oregon, IL

Students
1,407
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,853

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Du Quoin CUSD 300

Du Quoin, IL

Students
1,402
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,176

+29.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Lake Forest CHSD 115

Lake Forest, IL

Students
1,375
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$43,306

+16.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Reed Custer CUSD 255U

Braidwood, IL

Students
1,375
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,619

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95

Brookfield, IL

Students
1,365
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,607

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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Schiller Park SD 81

Schiller Park, IL

Students
1,357
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,355

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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River Forest SD 90

River Forest, IL

Students
1,350
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,979

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Northbrook ESD 27

Northbrook, IL

Students
1,347
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$30,111

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.6% enrollment

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Sherrard CUSD 200

Sherrard, IL

Students
1,344
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,701

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Flora CUSD 35

Flora, IL

Students
1,339
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$10,933

+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Cusd 201

Westmont, IL

Students
1,333
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$33,933

+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Keeneyville SD 20

Hanover Park, IL

Students
1,326
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,502

+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Wesclin CUSD 3

Trenton, IL

Students
1,319
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,132

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Bloomingdale SD 13

Bloomingdale, IL

Students
1,314
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,852

-18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Lemont Twp HSD 210

Lemont, IL

Students
1,305
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,736

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.