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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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East Prairie SD 73

Skokie, IL

Students
515
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,959

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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Salt Creek SD 48

Villa Park, IL

Students
509
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$32,422

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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West Washington Co CUD 10

Okawville, IL

Students
507
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,842

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Durand CUSD 322

Durand, IL

Students
505
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$27,218

+22.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment

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Pinckneyville SD 50

Pinckneyville, IL

Students
504
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,994

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Rhodes SD 84-5

River Grove, IL

Students
504
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,185

+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment

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Calhoun CUSD 40

Hardin, IL

Students
502
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,908

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Marissa CUSD 40

Marissa, IL

Students
502
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,444

+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Ccsd 180

Burr Ridge, IL

Students
501
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$30,996

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.6% enrollment

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Creve Coeur SD 76

Creve Coeur, IL

Students
499
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,774

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment

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New Athens CUSD 60

New Athens, IL

Students
499
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,719

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Woodlawn Unit School District 209

Woodlawn, IL

Students
497
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,177
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Sunset Ridge SD 29

Northfield, IL

Students
494
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$36,152

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.4% enrollment

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Milford Area PSD 124

Milford, IL

Students
492
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,364

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Neoga CUSD 3

Neoga, IL

Students
492
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,640

-4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.6% enrollment

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Wayne City CUSD 100

Wayne City, IL

Students
491
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,086

+33.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Seneca CCSD 170

Seneca, IL

Students
487
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,653

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Anna Jonesboro CHSD 81

Anna, IL

Students
486
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,998

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Crab Orchard CUSD 3

Marion, IL

Students
486
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,354

+1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Lexington CUSD 7

Lexington, IL

Students
486
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$28,652

+67.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Princeton HSD 500

Princeton, IL

Students
486
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,488

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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Mendota Twp HSD 280

Mendota, IL

Students
484
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,043

-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188

Mulkeytown, IL

Students
484
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,236

+50.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.0% enrollment

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Kenilworth SD 38

Kenilworth, IL

Students
480
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$35,573

-16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Payson CUSD 1

Payson, IL

Students
479
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,712

+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.8% enrollment

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Mount Olive CUSD 5

Mount Olive, IL

Students
478
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,831

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment

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Pope Co CUD 1

Golconda, IL

Students
478
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,745

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Cambridge CUSD 227

Cambridge, IL

Students
471
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,839

-12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Butler SD 53

Oak Brook, IL

Students
470
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$34,706

+27.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Laraway CCSD 70C

Joliet, IL

Students
470
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$36,981

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% 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.