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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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Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307

Bradley, IL

Students
1,913
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,238

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103

Lincolnshire, IL

Students
1,895
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$24,430

-6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Gurnee SD 56

Gurnee, IL

Students
1,891
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,917

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Massac UD 1

Metropolis, IL

Students
1,882
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,013

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Hononegah CHD 207

Rockton, IL

Students
1,865
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,643

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Oak Lawn CHSD 229

Oak Lawn, IL

Students
1,862
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,502

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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United Twp HSD 30

East Moline, IL

Students
1,859
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,130

-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.8% enrollment

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Manteno CUSD 5

Manteno, IL

Students
1,854
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,332

+8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Sandwich CUSD 430

Sandwich, IL

Students
1,853
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,265

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Northbrook SD 28

Northbrook, IL

Students
1,850
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$33,597

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

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Homewood SD 153

Homewood, IL

Students
1,849
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,349

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Argo CHSD 217

Summit, IL

Students
1,841
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,897

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Skokie SD 69

Skokie, IL

Students
1,816
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,100

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment

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Grant CHSD 124

Fox Lake, IL

Students
1,814
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,586

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Winnetka SD 36

Winnetka, IL

Students
1,789
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$31,326

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.6% enrollment

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Harrisburg CUSD 3

Harrisburg, IL

Students
1,788
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,341
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Ottawa ESD 141

Ottawa, IL

Students
1,774
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,096

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Olympia CUSD 16

Stanford, IL

Students
1,750
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,450

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Evergreen Park ESD 124

Evergreen Park, IL

Students
1,744
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,690

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Riverside SD 96

Riverside, IL

Students
1,743
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,984

-9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.3% enrollment

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Skokie SD 68

Skokie, IL

Students
1,741
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$25,519

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Pekin CSD 303

Pekin, IL

Students
1,737
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,291

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Kinnikinnick CCSD 131

Roscoe, IL

Students
1,725
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,627

-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Clinton CUSD 15

Clinton, IL

Students
1,722
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,236

+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Prairie Central CUSD 8

Fairbury, IL

Students
1,722
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,593

-6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Big Hollow SD 38

Ingleside, IL

Students
1,698
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,961

+11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Johnsburg CUSD 12

Johnsburg, IL

Students
1,696
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,645

-5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Rantoul City SD 137

Rantoul, IL

Students
1,690
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$22,621

+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment

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Queen Bee SD 16

Glendale Heights, IL

Students
1,685
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,157

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Monticello CUSD 25

Monticello, IL

Students
1,681
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,546

-11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% 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.