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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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Central SD 104

O Fallon, IL

Students
636
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$27,085

+76.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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Fairfield PSD 112

Fairfield, IL

Students
633
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,773

+35.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Fox Lake GSD 114

Spring Grove, IL

Students
632
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,467

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment

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Central CHSD 71

Breese, IL

Students
631
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,612

-39.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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South Central CUD 401

Kinmundy, IL

Students
629
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,719

+12.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105

Fairview Heights, IL

Students
628
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,234

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment

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Liberty CUSD 2

Liberty, IL

Students
624
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,183

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Silvis SD 34

East Moline, IL

Students
624
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,425

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Spring Valley CCSD 99

Spring Valley, IL

Students
623
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,931

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.6% enrollment

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Avoca SD 37

Wilmette, IL

Students
622
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$35,150

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Erie CUSD 1

Erie, IL

Students
621
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,420

-14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Fisher CUSD 1

Fisher, IL

Students
620
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,206

-12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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East Dubuque USD 119

East Dubuque, IL

Students
619
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,321

+3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Sangamon Valley CUSD 9

Niantic, IL

Students
616
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,065

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3

Norris City, IL

Students
614
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,687

+18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Serena CUSD 2

Serena, IL

Students
614
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,344

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Brimfield CUSD 309

Brimfield, IL

Students
612
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,391

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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R O W V A Cusd 208

Oneida, IL

Students
611
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,326

-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Dieterich CUSD 30

Dieterich, IL

Students
609
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,974

-10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.1% enrollment

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Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

Bushnell, IL

Students
607
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,491

+16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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Nashville CCSD 49

Nashville, IL

Students
605
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,212

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment

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Paris CUSD 4

Paris, IL

Students
605
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$10,056

-1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +24.2% enrollment

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Madison CUSD 12

Madison, IL

Students
603
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$28,189

-72.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Winthrop Harbor SD 1

Winthrop Harbor, IL

Students
603
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,592

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment

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Lewistown CUSD 97

Lewistown, IL

Students
601
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,847

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Breese ESD 12

Breese, IL

Students
598
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,258

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Benton Cons HSD 103

Benton, IL

Students
597
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,692

+31.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Atwood Heights SD 125

Alsip, IL

Students
592
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,230

-15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Polo CUSD 222

Polo, IL

Students
591
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,826

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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West Prairie CUSD 103

Colchester, IL

Students
590
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,946

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% 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.