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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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West Northfield SD 31

Northbrook, IL

Students
955
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$28,707

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment

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United CUSD 304

Monmouth, IL

Students
949
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,592

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Peru ESD 124

Peru, IL

Students
945
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,819

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5

Rushville, IL

Students
945
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,117

+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Ridgewood CHSD 234

Norridge, IL

Students
943
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,414

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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Salem SD 111

Salem, IL

Students
937
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,355

+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Arthur CUSD 305

Arthur, IL

Students
934
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,458

+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.5% enrollment

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Gower SD 62

Willowbrook, IL

Students
932
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,012

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment

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Morris CHSD 101

Morris, IL

Students
930
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,309

-15.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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County of Winnebago SD 320

South Beloit, IL

Students
930
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,375

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Evergreen Park CHSD 231

Evergreen Park, IL

Students
927
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,039

-19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.7% enrollment

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Bureau Valley CUSD 340

Manilus, IL

Students
926
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,747

+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment

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Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks

Libertyville, IL

Students
926
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,292

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Knoxville CUSD 202

Knoxville, IL

Students
924
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,236

+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.5% enrollment

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Limestone CHSD 310

Peoria, IL

Students
921
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,719

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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County of Woodford School

Metamora, IL

Students
919
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,388

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1

Argenta, IL

Students
916
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,945

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Wood Dale SD 7

Wood Dale, IL

Students
912
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$24,425

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.0% enrollment

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Carlyle CUSD 1

Carlyle, IL

Students
910
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,519

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Red Hill CUSD 10

Bridgeport, IL

Students
909
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,425

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Calumet Public SD 132

Calumet Park, IL

Students
908
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,349

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Iroquois County CUSD 9

Watseka, IL

Students
907
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,974

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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La Salle ESD 122

La Salle, IL

Students
906
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,450

+40.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Pecatonica CUSD 321

Pecatonica, IL

Students
904
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,923

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276

Abingdon, IL

Students
901
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,276
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Comm Unit School District No 196

Dupo, IL

Students
900
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,873

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Tuscola CUSD 301

Tuscola, IL

Students
900
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,373

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Morton Grove SD 70

Morton Grove, IL

Students
899
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,475

+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Centralia HSD 200

Centralia, IL

Students
897
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,397

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C

Casey, IL

Students
895
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,716

-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% 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.