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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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Chsd 117

Lake Villa, IL

Students
2,615
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,012

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Grayslake CHSD 127

Grayslake, IL

Students
2,581
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$26,844

+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Lake Park CHSD 108

Roselle, IL

Students
2,579
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,495

-12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A

Lemont, IL

Students
2,577
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,284

-5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126

Zion, IL

Students
2,573
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,286

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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O Fallon Twp HSD 203

O Fallon, IL

Students
2,559
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,315

-21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.5% enrollment

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Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102

Buffalo Grove, IL

Students
2,548
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,681

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Markham, IL

Students
2,542
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,227

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Lansing SD 158

Lansing, IL

Students
2,531
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,620

+27.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Harvard CUSD 50

Harvard, IL

Students
2,499
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,292

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Berwyn North SD 98

Berwyn, IL

Students
2,483
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,470

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Dixon USD 170

Dixon, IL

Students
2,471
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,626

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Geneseo CUSD 228

Geneseo, IL

Students
2,445
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,444

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Lake Villa CCSD 41

Lake Villa, IL

Students
2,440
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,598

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Plano CUSD 88

Plano, IL

Students
2,434
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,215

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Jersey CUSD 100

Jerseyville, IL

Students
2,432
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,641

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Indian Springs SD 109

Justice, IL

Students
2,426
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,837

+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Mt Zion CUSD 3

Mt Zion, IL

Students
2,414
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,892

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Summit Hill SD 161

Frankfort, IL

Students
2,398
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,914

+31.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Rich Twp HSD 227

Matteson, IL

Students
2,396
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$38,455

+34.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% enrollment

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Matteson ESD 162

Richton Park, IL

Students
2,379
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,488

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Herrin CUSD 4

Herrin, IL

Students
2,358
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,164

+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Bethalto CUSD 8

Bethalto, IL

Students
2,357
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,148

+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Ccsd 146

Tinley Park, IL

Students
2,356
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$22,783

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Ridgeland SD 122

Oak Lawn, IL

Students
2,352
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,609

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Mannheim SD 83

Franklin Park, IL

Students
2,341
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$26,191

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Bourbonnais SD 53

Bourbonnais, IL

Students
2,337
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,591

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Cary CCSD 26

Cary, IL

Students
2,333
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,761

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Marquardt SD 15

Glendale Hts, IL

Students
2,327
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$24,231

-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Dolton SD 149

Calumet City, IL

Students
2,318
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$21,677

+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% 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.