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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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Bismarck Henning CUSD

Bismarck, IL

Students
813
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$10,487

-54.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +37.1% enrollment

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Richland GSD 88A

Crest Hill, IL

Students
809
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,665

+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Wolf Branch SD 113

Swansea, IL

Students
795
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,799

-16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment

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Freeburg CCSD 70

Freeburg, IL

Students
794
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,432

-12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Palos Heights SD 128

Palos Heights, IL

Students
791
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,546

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.1% enrollment

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Cass SD 63

Darien, IL

Students
790
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,128

-8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Prairie Hill CCSD 133

South Beloit, IL

Students
790
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,957

-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.7% enrollment

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Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157

Calumet City, IL

Students
789
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,298

+32.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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St Joseph CCSD 169

Saint Joseph, IL

Students
787
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,770

-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Gavin SD 37

Ingleside, IL

Students
786
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,309

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Streator Twp HSD 40

Streator, IL

Students
781
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,501

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Lincoln CHSD 404

Lincoln, IL

Students
779
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,062

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Putnam County CUSD 535

Granville, IL

Students
766
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,469

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Saratoga CCSD 60C

Morris, IL

Students
766
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,883

+25.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3

Prophetstown, IL

Students
765
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,473

-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Somonauk CUSD 432

Somonauk, IL

Students
765
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,255

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147

Harvey, IL

Students
761
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$22,928
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West Central CUSD 235

Biggsville, IL

Students
760
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,975

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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LeRoy CUSD 2

Le Roy, IL

Students
756
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,146

-7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Central A & M CUD 21

Assumption, IL

Students
750
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,148

-13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.0% enrollment

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Dakota CUSD 201

Dakota, IL

Students
749
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,252

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Lincoln ESD 156

Calumet City, IL

Students
740
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,665

+50.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Forrestville Valley CUSD 221

Forreston, IL

Students
739
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,346

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Indian Creek CUSD 425

Shabbona, IL

Students
736
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,266

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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Central CUSD 3

Camp Point, IL

Students
731
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,858

+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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River Grove SD 85-5

River Grove, IL

Students
730
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,056

-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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Peoria Heights CUSD 325

Peoria Heights, IL

Students
727
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,931

+16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Amboy CUSD 272

Amboy, IL

Students
725
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,499

-8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Eastland CUSD 308

Shannon, IL

Students
715
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,978

-1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.3% enrollment

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Salem CHSD 600

Salem, IL

Students
714
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,301

-7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.4% 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.