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Illinois school systems.

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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

Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record

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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Riley CCSD 18

Marengo, IL

Students: 261
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $18,870

-7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Taft SD 90

Lockport, IL

Students: 258
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $15,109

-23.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Leland CUSD 1

Leland, IL

Students: 256
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,270

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Rockdale SD 84

Rockdale, IL

Students: 255
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $21,631

+25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Scales Mound CUSD 211

Scales Mound, IL

Students: 255
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $27,780

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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St Anne CCSD 256

Saint Anne, IL

Students: 254
Schools: 0
Spending / pupil: $21,098

+29.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.4% enrollment

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Waltham CCSD 185

Utica, IL

Students: 254
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $17,913

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +28.3% enrollment

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Thornton SD 154

Thornton, IL

Students: 252
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $17,802

-7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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Spoon River Valley CUSD 4

London Mills, IL

Students: 250
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $20,284

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.4% enrollment

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Oakland CUSD 5

Oakland, IL

Students: 247
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,194

-12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Germantown SD 60

Germantown, IL

Students: 246
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $12,463

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Field CCSD 3

Texico, IL

Students: 245
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $13,024

-7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Clay City CUSD 10

Clay City, IL

Students: 244
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $18,717

+55.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.1% enrollment

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Giant City CCSD 130

Carbondale, IL

Students: 242
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $14,116

+21.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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New Simpson Hill SD 32

Tunnel Hill, IL

Students: 237
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $14,996

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Ewing Northern CCSD 115

Ewing, IL

Students: 234
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $15,444

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.0% enrollment

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Iuka CCSD 7

Iuka, IL

Students: 233
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $12,519

-22.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.4% enrollment

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Dongola USD 66

Dongola, IL

Students: 232
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $16,384

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.2% enrollment

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Edinburg CUSD 4

Edinburg, IL

Students: 231
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $18,468

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Selmaville CCSD 10

Salem, IL

Students: 231
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $15,827

+24.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.8% enrollment

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Odin PSD 722

Odin, IL

Students: 230
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,830

+23.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Patoka CUSD 100

Patoka, IL

Students: 225
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $19,493

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11

Meredosia, IL

Students: 221
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $19,602

-22.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.3% enrollment

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Hampton SD 29

Hampton, IL

Students: 220
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $14,400

-9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment

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Spring Garden CCSD 178

Mount Vernon, IL

Students: 217
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $14,571

+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92

Lincoln, IL

Students: 217
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $17,281

-12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment

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Riverview CCSD 2

East Peoria, IL

Students: 216
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $19,037

+55.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Grand Ridge CCSD 95

Grand Ridge, IL

Students: 215
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $21,279

-5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.8% enrollment

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Newark CCSD 66

Newark, IL

Students: 214
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $12,112

+21.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.7% enrollment

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East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20

Rock Falls, IL

Students: 213
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $20,268

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% 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.