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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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Cons HSD 230

Orland Park, IL

Students
7,719
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,716

-6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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Belvidere CUSD 100

Belvidere, IL

Students
7,472
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$20,291

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40

Moline, IL

Students
7,254
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$17,805

+39.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Edwardsville CUSD 7

Edwardsville, IL

Students
7,211
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$16,319

+19.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Yorkville CUSD 115

Yorkville, IL

Students
7,119
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$16,791

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.1% enrollment

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Crystal Lake CCSD 47

Crystal Lake, IL

Students
7,033
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$17,506

-5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Joliet Twp HSD 204

Joliet, IL

Students
6,819
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,589

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Lincoln Way CHSD 210

New Lenox, IL

Students
6,750
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,546

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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DeKalb CUSD 428

Dekalb, IL

Students
6,719
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$21,601

+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Quincy SD 172

Quincy, IL

Students
6,276
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,876

-2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Evanston CCSD 65

Evanston, IL

Students
6,273
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$31,256

+70.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.3% enrollment

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Harlem UD 122

Machesney Park, IL

Students
6,254
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$20,344

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Maine Township HSD 207

Park Ridge, IL

Students
6,211
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$29,333

-10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Rock Island SD 41

Rock Island, IL

Students
6,209
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$17,999

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Wheeling CCSD 21

Wheeling, IL

Students
6,205
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$23,618

-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Round Lake CUSD 116

Round Lake, IL

Students
6,190
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$24,598

+44.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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Woodstock CUSD 200

Woodstock, IL

Students
6,123
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$19,827

-5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Collinsville CUSD 10

Collinsville, IL

Students
5,966
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,533

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Comm Cons SD 59

Elk Grove Vlg, IL

Students
5,869
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$25,082

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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Granite City CUSD 9

Granite City, IL

Students
5,775
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,631

+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Lake Zurich CUSD 95

Lake Zurich, IL

Students
5,703
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,810

-12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment

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Alton CUSD 11

Alton, IL

Students
5,660
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$18,464

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Oak Park ESD 97

Oak Park, IL

Students
5,596
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$23,305

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Chsd 218

Oak Lawn, IL

Students
5,496
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$25,321

-8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Chsd 155

Crystal Lake, IL

Students
5,340
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$25,105

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Arlington Heights SD 25

Arlington Heights, IL

Students
5,303
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,822

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Batavia USD 101

Batavia, IL

Students
5,240
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$20,407

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Orland SD 135

Orland Park, IL

Students
5,201
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$19,416

-21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Glenbrook HSD 225

Glenview, IL

Students
5,092
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$34,073

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Geneva CUSD 304

Geneva, IL

Students
5,077
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$21,141

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% 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.