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890school systems
3,951operating schools connected
1,838,674students in finance records
840complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
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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Staunton CUSD 6

Staunton, IL

Students
1,190
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,987

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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Jasper County CUD 1

Newton, IL

Students
1,189
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,548

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11

El Paso, IL

Students
1,176
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,098

-8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Whiteside SD 115

Belleville, IL

Students
1,176
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,804

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Westville CUSD 2

Westville, IL

Students
1,167
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,568

+47.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Channahon SD 17

Channahon, IL

Students
1,163
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,231

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Southwestern CUSD 9

Brighton, IL

Students
1,162
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,659

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.3% enrollment

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North Mac CUSD 34

Girard, IL

Students
1,160
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,084

+15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment

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Pana CUSD 8

Pana, IL

Students
1,151
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,082

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Sullivan CUSD 300

Sullivan, IL

Students
1,142
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,363

-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Gillespie CUSD 7

Gillespie, IL

Students
1,139
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,374

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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Center Cass SD 66

Downers Grove, IL

Students
1,130
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,920

-16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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Nippersink SD 2

Richmond, IL

Students
1,126
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,964

-12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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Norridge SD 80

Norridge, IL

Students
1,126
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,347

-4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

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Teutopolis CUSD 50

Teutopolis, IL

Students
1,121
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$11,134

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.9% enrollment

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Hamilton Co CUSD 10

Mc Leansboro, IL

Students
1,115
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,781

-6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Arbor Park SD 145

Oak Forest, IL

Students
1,111
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,228

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Hoopeston Area CUSD 11

Hoopeston, IL

Students
1,103
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,609

+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Millburn CCSD 24

Old Mill Creek, IL

Students
1,098
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,001

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Morris SD 54

Morris, IL

Students
1,097
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,569

+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Eldorado CUSD 4

Eldorado, IL

Students
1,086
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,482
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Riverdale CUSD 100

Port Byron, IL

Students
1,084
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,727

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Pontiac CCSD 429

Pontiac, IL

Students
1,083
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,487

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Marengo-Union E Cons D 165

Marengo, IL

Students
1,081
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,584

+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Auburn CUSD 10

Auburn, IL

Students
1,080
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,257

+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Tri Valley CUSD 3

Downs, IL

Students
1,080
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,198

-8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Princeton ESD 115

Princeton, IL

Students
1,072
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,908

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Rockridge CUSD 300

Taylor Ridge, IL

Students
1,071
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,251

-12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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Johnston City CUSD 1

Johnston City, IL

Students
1,066
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,100

+17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Centralia SD 135

Centralia, IL

Students
1,065
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,365

+32.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% 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.