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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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Flossmoor SD 161

Chicago Heights, IL

Students
2,314
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,241

-9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Effingham CUSD 40

Effingham, IL

Students
2,281
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,887

+23.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Mundelein Cons HSD 120

Mundelein, IL

Students
2,261
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,690

-3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.5% enrollment

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Ccsd 89

Glen Ellyn, IL

Students
2,242
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,006

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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McHenry CHSD 156

McHenry, IL

Students
2,231
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,440

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Taylorville CUSD 3

Taylorville, IL

Students
2,226
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,364

+21.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Richland County CUSD 1

Olney, IL

Students
2,182
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,952

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Carterville CUSD 5

Carterville, IL

Students
2,166
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,128

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Zion ESD 6

Zion, IL

Students
2,161
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$24,770

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment

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Berkeley SD 87

Berkeley, IL

Students
2,143
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$21,366

+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.3% enrollment

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Coal City CUSD 1

Coal City, IL

Students
2,134
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,202

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Libertyville SD 70

Libertyville, IL

Students
2,131
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$25,830

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Mount Prospect SD 57

Mt Prospect, IL

Students
2,124
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,803

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Palos CCSD 118

Palos Park, IL

Students
2,116
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,629

-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment

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Canton Union SD 66

Canton, IL

Students
2,098
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,539

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Il Valley Central USD 321

Chillicothe, IL

Students
2,093
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,218

-8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment

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Lyons SD 103

Lyons, IL

Students
2,086
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,396

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment

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Chsd 94

West Chicago, IL

Students
2,074
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,365

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

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Fremont SD 79

Mundelein, IL

Students
2,069
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,615

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Dolton SD 148

Riverdale, IL

Students
2,058
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$28,547

+47.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Bensenville SD 2

Bensenville, IL

Students
2,048
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,154

+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Rochester CUSD 3A

Rochester, IL

Students
2,047
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,844

+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Bellwood SD 88

Bellwood, IL

Students
2,021
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$23,779

+36.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.9% enrollment

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Kewanee CUSD 229

Kewanee, IL

Students
2,009
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,828

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Macomb CUSD 185

Macomb, IL

Students
2,007
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,427

+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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Beach Park CCSD 3

Beach Park, IL

Students
1,980
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,690

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Reavis Twp HSD 220

Burbank, IL

Students
1,961
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,645

-22.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment

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Manhattan SD 114

Manhattan, IL

Students
1,946
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,780

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.4% enrollment

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Columbia CUSD 4

Columbia, IL

Students
1,942
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,280

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

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Murphysboro CUSD 186

Murphysboro, IL

Students
1,930
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,286

+29.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% 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.