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Illinois School Districts
Public school districts and education agencies
- Districts and agencies
- 1,030
- Students
- 1,842,881
- Fall enrollment
- Spending per student
- $21,558
- Average of reporting districts
- Largest district
- Chicago Public Schools District 299
- 324,130 students
Enrollment and school counts come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Spending comes from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances, and child poverty from Census SAIPE model estimates. Per-pupil spending is current spending (salaries, benefits, supplies and services), not construction or debt, and is shown only for districts with at least 50 students.
Largest 200 districts
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| District | Students | Schools | Per student | Child poverty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Schools District 299 | 324,130 | 643 | $24,330 | 20.9% |
| SD U-46 | 34,036 | 55 | $21,472 | 10.3% |
| Rockford SD 205 | 28,467 | 46 | $20,357 | 24.3% |
| Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | 26,108 | 34 | $19,401 | 4.4% |
| Plainfield SD 202 | 24,556 | 31 | $17,046 | 6.1% |
| CUSD 300 | 20,705 | 29 | $18,172 | 7.6% |
| CUSD 308 | 16,766 | 22 | $18,315 | 4.6% |
| Naperville CUSD 203 | 16,047 | 22 | $23,383 | 3.1% |
| Schaumburg CCSD 54 | 15,298 | 28 | $22,263 | 9.8% |
| Valley View CUSD 365U | 14,710 | 20 | $22,924 | 11.1% |
| Waukegan CUSD 60 | 13,640 | 22 | $23,440 | 18.3% |
| Springfield SD 186 | 13,014 | 34 | $24,521 | 17.3% |
| Peoria SD 150 | 12,913 | 30 | $20,070 | 28.5% |
| Township HSD 211 | 12,458 | 7 | $27,540 | 7.9% |
| McLean County USD 5 | 12,407 | 26 | $16,899 | 7.0% |
| Aurora East USD 131 | 12,187 | 20 | $19,119 | 16.5% |
| Township HSD 214 | 11,911 | 10 | $27,472 | 7.4% |
| St Charles CUSD 303 | 11,731 | 18 | $21,826 | 3.1% |
| CUSD 200 | 11,639 | 20 | $20,298 | 4.1% |
| Palatine CCSD 15 | 11,321 | 20 | $20,542 | 9.4% |
| Aurora West USD 129 | 11,020 | 17 | $17,236 | 10.3% |
| Champaign CUSD 4 | 10,598 | 20 | $21,532 | 14.4% |
| Joliet PSD 86 | 9,333 | 22 | $22,381 | 19.0% |
| Cicero SD 99 | 8,664 | 15 | $25,646 | 20.9% |
| Huntley Community School District 158 | 8,401 | 9 | $18,513 | 3.6% |
| Elmhurst SD 205 | 8,280 | 13 | $22,173 | 2.0% |
| Barrington CUSD 220 | 7,936 | 12 | $26,068 | 4.0% |
| Decatur SD 61 | 7,840 | 16 | $18,753 | 27.7% |
| Glenbard Twp HSD 87 | 7,810 | 4 | $25,306 | 5.0% |
| J S Morton HSD 201 | 7,709 | 4 | $19,103 | 16.1% |
| Cons HSD 230 | 7,613 | 3 | $25,716 | 12.8% |
| Belvidere CUSD 100 | 7,523 | 11 | $20,291 | 9.8% |
| Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | 7,257 | 14 | $17,805 | 13.6% |
| Yorkville CUSD 115 | 7,174 | 11 | $16,791 | 4.3% |
| Edwardsville CUSD 7 | 7,060 | 15 | $16,319 | 4.4% |
| Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | 6,889 | 13 | $17,506 | 5.8% |
| DeKalb CUSD 428 | 6,771 | 13 | $21,601 | 16.7% |
| Joliet Twp HSD 204 | 6,746 | 4 | $20,589 | 13.2% |
| Lincoln Way CHSD 210 | 6,734 | 3 | $19,546 | 2.9% |
| Wheeling CCSD 21 | 6,298 | 13 | $23,618 | 12.0% |
| Rock Island SD 41 | 6,292 | 14 | $17,999 | 20.6% |
| Maine Township HSD 207 | 6,272 | 4 | $29,333 | 9.1% |
| Quincy SD 172 | 6,264 | 9 | $13,876 | 13.4% |
| Evanston CCSD 65 | 6,136 | 17 | $31,256 | 8.3% |
| Harlem UD 122 | 6,108 | 11 | $20,344 | 14.6% |
| Round Lake CUSD 116 | 6,103 | 9 | $24,598 | 15.6% |
| Woodstock CUSD 200 | 6,097 | 12 | $19,827 | 8.4% |
| Collinsville CUSD 10 | 6,031 | 11 | $12,533 | 12.0% |
| Comm Cons SD 59 | 5,869 | 15 | $25,082 | 12.6% |
| Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | 5,772 | 9 | $20,810 | 3.6% |
| Granite City CUSD 9 | 5,747 | 9 | $13,631 | 17.7% |
| Oak Park ESD 97 | 5,560 | 10 | $23,305 | 5.3% |
| Alton CUSD 11 | 5,526 | 11 | $18,464 | 14.4% |
| Chsd 218 | 5,436 | 4 | $25,321 | 17.1% |
| Arlington Heights SD 25 | 5,423 | 9 | $19,822 | 3.5% |
| Batavia USD 101 | 5,218 | 8 | $20,407 | 3.7% |
| Chsd 155 | 5,203 | 5 | $25,105 | 4.6% |
| Orland SD 135 | 5,186 | 10 | $19,416 | 12.1% |
| Central CUSD 301 | 5,082 | 7 | $15,727 | 3.1% |
| Geneva CUSD 304 | 5,043 | 10 | $21,141 | 2.1% |
| Glenbrook HSD 225 | 5,034 | 4 | $34,073 | 4.5% |
| New Lenox SD 122 | 4,956 | 12 | $15,388 | 3.1% |
| Danville CCSD 118 | 4,940 | 11 | $25,776 | 35.8% |
| Bremen CHSD 228 | 4,885 | 5 | $25,258 | 17.0% |
| Dunlap CUSD 323 | 4,837 | 8 | $13,871 | 6.0% |
| Downers Grove GSD 58 | 4,811 | 13 | $21,709 | 3.0% |
| Bloomington SD 87 | 4,809 | 9 | $19,416 | 13.2% |
| Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125 | 4,758 | 2 | $31,024 | 3.2% |
| Belleville Twp HSD 201 | 4,718 | 4 | $20,728 | 12.5% |
| Chsd 99 | 4,673 | 2 | $28,322 | 3.9% |
| Park Ridge CCSD 64 | 4,654 | 8 | $22,535 | 4.8% |
| East St Louis SD 189 | 4,646 | 12 | $29,017 | 37.4% |
| Niles Twp HSD 219 | 4,645 | 4 | $37,090 | 11.3% |
| Kankakee SD 111 | 4,602 | 11 | $19,298 | 25.4% |
| Woodland CCSD 50 | 4,563 | 4 | $23,456 | 7.2% |
| Crete Monee CUSD 201U | 4,562 | 8 | $23,596 | 15.7% |
| Ccsd 62 | 4,520 | 11 | $26,014 | 13.4% |
| Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | 4,516 | 6 | $11,190 | 3.9% |
| Thornton Twp HSD 205 | 4,509 | 5 | $34,660 | 26.6% |
| Proviso Twp HSD 209 | 4,458 | 3 | $19,566 | 15.8% |
| Minooka CCSD 201 | 4,361 | 7 | $16,775 | 5.1% |
| Mascoutah CUD 19 | 4,345 | 5 | $15,184 | 4.5% |
| Glenview CCSD 34 | 4,287 | 8 | $24,636 | 6.2% |
| Urbana SD 116 | 4,197 | 10 | $22,151 | 21.1% |
| Wauconda CUSD 118 | 4,186 | 6 | $21,475 | 6.0% |
| Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | 4,081 | 9 | $21,824 | 22.2% |
| McHenry CCSD 15 | 4,025 | 8 | $23,286 | 7.7% |
| Triad CUSD 2 | 4,009 | 6 | $13,555 | 2.9% |
| Troy CCSD 30C | 3,971 | 7 | $20,371 | 8.8% |
| Kaneland CUSD 302 | 3,908 | 7 | $21,339 | 2.7% |
| Galesburg CUSD 205 | 3,863 | 8 | $16,983 | 24.7% |
| O Fallon CCSD 90 | 3,862 | 7 | $12,394 | 5.8% |
| DuPage HSD 88 | 3,830 | 2 | $25,010 | 6.7% |
| Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 | 3,815 | 3 | $33,501 | 4.0% |
| North Shore SD 112 | 3,730 | 9 | $25,691 | 4.4% |
| Sycamore CUSD 427 | 3,720 | 7 | $18,910 | 5.0% |
| East Maine SD 63 | 3,706 | 7 | $20,682 | 15.5% |
| Lyons Twp HSD 204 | 3,706 | 1 | $27,424 | 4.0% |
| Homer CCSD 33C | 3,704 | 6 | $18,261 | 5.3% |
| Freeport SD 145 | 3,703 | 8 | $22,691 | 22.4% |
| Marion CUSD 2 | 3,684 | 7 | $13,659 | 14.1% |
| Lockport Twp HSD 205 | 3,678 | 1 | $20,557 | 6.1% |
| New Trier Twp HSD 203 | 3,656 | 2 | $38,898 | 1.9% |
| Grayslake CCSD 46 | 3,650 | 9 | $19,455 | 5.5% |
| North Chicago SD 187 | 3,637 | 8 | $21,273 | 20.4% |
| Hinsdale CCSD 181 | 3,574 | 9 | $25,373 | 1.7% |
| Evanston Twp HSD 202 | 3,560 | 2 | $31,637 | 7.0% |
| Warren Twp HSD 121 | 3,537 | 1 | $20,075 | 7.1% |
| Leyden CHSD 212 | 3,527 | 2 | $27,779 | 12.9% |
| Hawthorn CCSD 73 | 3,496 | 9 | $20,485 | 6.8% |
| Kirby SD 140 | 3,495 | 7 | $19,354 | 13.0% |
| Glen Ellyn SD 41 | 3,482 | 5 | $20,239 | 3.1% |
| Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 | 3,468 | 4 | $10,620 | 4.4% |
| Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | 3,419 | 7 | $23,854 | 3.6% |
| Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | 3,395 | 7 | $18,821 | 12.6% |
| Addison SD 4 | 3,389 | 9 | $24,765 | 8.4% |
| North Palos SD 117 | 3,350 | 5 | $18,641 | 25.0% |
| Ccsd 93 | 3,319 | 9 | $26,114 | 6.5% |
| Oak Park - River Forest SD 200 | 3,307 | 1 | $30,490 | 4.2% |
| Wilmette SD 39 | 3,288 | 6 | $25,998 | 2.3% |
| Belleville SD 118 | 3,275 | 11 | $20,741 | 18.7% |
| Burbank SD 111 | 3,257 | 8 | $14,562 | 22.2% |
| Sterling CUSD 5 | 3,253 | 6 | $15,512 | 13.3% |
| Morton CUSD 709 | 3,247 | 7 | $15,231 | 3.5% |
| West Chicago ESD 33 | 3,233 | 8 | $29,979 | 9.2% |
| Jacksonville SD 117 | 3,231 | 11 | $16,464 | 14.7% |
| Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 | 3,228 | 4 | $25,124 | 20.0% |
| Chsd 128 | 3,196 | 3 | $33,792 | 3.1% |
| SD 45 DuPage County | 3,162 | 9 | $22,548 | 7.7% |
| Pekin PSD 108 | 3,126 | 11 | $17,938 | 14.5% |
| Twp HSD 113 | 3,098 | 2 | $38,822 | 3.0% |
| Berwyn South SD 100 | 3,050 | 8 | $21,822 | 15.2% |
| Bloom Twp HSD 206 | 3,041 | 3 | $22,240 | 22.1% |
| Cahokia CUSD 187 | 2,991 | 9 | $27,231 | 36.9% |
| Lombard SD 44 | 2,989 | 8 | $23,268 | 5.2% |
| Mattoon CUSD 2 | 2,983 | 6 | $15,880 | 14.1% |
| Cook County SD 130 | 2,950 | 12 | $22,624 | 20.5% |
| Woodridge SD 68 | 2,927 | 7 | $22,589 | 6.9% |
| Minooka CHSD 111 | 2,918 | 1 | $18,494 | 4.1% |
| Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | 2,908 | 4 | $19,023 | 13.1% |
| La Grange SD 102 | 2,875 | 6 | $20,653 | 4.8% |
| Waterloo CUSD 5 | 2,767 | 5 | $13,843 | 3.9% |
| Charleston CUSD 1 | 2,744 | 6 | $14,205 | 13.6% |
| Highland CUSD 5 | 2,730 | 6 | $14,068 | 5.2% |
| Deerfield SD 109 | 2,714 | 6 | $27,393 | 2.2% |
| Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 | 2,707 | 1 | $27,139 | 9.6% |
| Frankfort CCSD 157C | 2,676 | 3 | $15,648 | 2.9% |
| Chicago Heights SD 170 | 2,674 | 11 | $23,476 | 26.7% |
| Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | 2,664 | 4 | $15,284 | 4.8% |
| Chsd 117 | 2,647 | 3 | $25,012 | 4.5% |
| East Moline SD 37 | 2,641 | 6 | $20,740 | 18.7% |
| Grayslake CHSD 127 | 2,583 | 2 | $26,844 | 4.5% |
| Antioch CCSD 34 | 2,574 | 5 | $16,910 | 5.5% |
| Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | 2,557 | 4 | $22,681 | 4.9% |
| Lansing SD 158 | 2,547 | 5 | $16,620 | 22.1% |
| O Fallon Twp HSD 203 | 2,540 | 1 | $16,315 | 5.6% |
| Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 | 2,533 | 2 | $22,286 | 13.8% |
| Harvard CUSD 50 | 2,532 | 5 | $20,292 | 12.3% |
| Lake Park CHSD 108 | 2,522 | 1 | $25,495 | 4.4% |
| Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | 2,473 | 9 | $16,227 | 30.8% |
| Indian Springs SD 109 | 2,453 | 6 | $19,837 | 25.6% |
| Dixon USD 170 | 2,436 | 6 | $16,626 | 12.6% |
| Berwyn North SD 98 | 2,434 | 4 | $21,470 | 19.5% |
| Rich Twp HSD 227 | 2,433 | 2 | $38,455 | 20.4% |
| Mt Zion CUSD 3 | 2,427 | 5 | $14,892 | 5.7% |
| Geneseo CUSD 228 | 2,422 | 5 | $14,444 | 4.3% |
| Matteson ESD 162 | 2,405 | 7 | $20,488 | 23.2% |
| Plano CUSD 88 | 2,398 | 5 | $17,215 | 8.0% |
| Ridgeland SD 122 | 2,394 | 5 | $18,609 | 25.6% |
| Lake Villa CCSD 41 | 2,388 | 4 | $15,598 | 6.3% |
| Cary CCSD 26 | 2,372 | 5 | $16,761 | 5.1% |
| Bethalto CUSD 8 | 2,368 | 5 | $16,148 | 9.4% |
| Jersey CUSD 100 | 2,365 | 6 | $15,641 | 10.7% |
| Mannheim SD 83 | 2,338 | 6 | $26,191 | 14.8% |
| Summit Hill SD 161 | 2,333 | 5 | $21,914 | 4.9% |
| Ccsd 146 | 2,325 | 5 | $22,783 | 13.7% |
| Herrin CUSD 4 | 2,320 | 4 | $14,164 | 16.4% |
| Marquardt SD 15 | 2,310 | 5 | $24,231 | 10.4% |
| Flossmoor SD 161 | 2,302 | 5 | $19,241 | 11.6% |
| Mundelein Cons HSD 120 | 2,282 | 1 | $24,690 | 6.0% |
| Bourbonnais SD 53 | 2,276 | 5 | $15,591 | 12.4% |
| Effingham CUSD 40 | 2,261 | 6 | $16,887 | 10.3% |
| Ccsd 89 | 2,260 | 5 | $20,006 | 4.3% |
| McHenry CHSD 156 | 2,214 | 1 | $19,440 | 6.6% |
| Dolton SD 149 | 2,192 | 8 | $21,677 | 30.7% |
| Libertyville SD 70 | 2,190 | 5 | $25,830 | 2.6% |
| Zion ESD 6 | 2,176 | 7 | $24,770 | 21.8% |
| Taylorville CUSD 3 | 2,172 | 4 | $14,364 | 14.3% |
| Carterville CUSD 5 | 2,162 | 4 | $11,128 | 10.0% |
| Berkeley SD 87 | 2,147 | 6 | $21,366 | 17.1% |
| Richland County CUSD 1 | 2,145 | 4 | $13,952 | 13.1% |
| Coal City CUSD 1 | 2,129 | 5 | $16,202 | 6.1% |
| Palos CCSD 118 | 2,122 | 3 | $18,629 | 10.9% |
| Mount Prospect SD 57 | 2,105 | 4 | $18,803 | 3.8% |
| Canton Union SD 66 | 2,094 | 5 | $15,539 | 16.6% |
| Fremont SD 79 | 2,086 | 3 | $19,615 | 3.0% |
| Dolton SD 148 | 2,077 | 10 | $28,547 | 34.5% |
| Macomb CUSD 185 | 2,075 | 5 | $18,427 | 19.9% |
| Il Valley Central USD 321 | 2,071 | 8 | $13,218 | 9.5% |
| Lyons SD 103 | 2,042 | 6 | $20,396 | 15.8% |
Frequently asked questions
- What are the largest school districts in Illinois?
- Chicago Public Schools District 299 (324,130 students), SD U-46 (34,036 students), Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students) have the most students in the latest NCES count.
- How much does Illinois spend per student?
- Districts in Illinois that report finance data spent an average of $21,558 per student on current operations, weighted by enrollment.
- What does per-pupil spending include?
- It is current spending for elementary and secondary education divided by fall enrollment, as published by the Census Bureau. It includes instruction, support services such as transportation and administration, and other day-to-day costs. It leaves out capital outlay for buildings and interest on debt.
- Why do some districts have no spending or poverty figures?
- Charter districts, education service agencies and other special agencies often do not report finance data separately, and Census SAIPE estimates child poverty only for geographic school districts. Values are also hidden for districts with fewer than 50 students, where a per-pupil figure can swing widely.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and SAIPE · Last updated 10/22/2026
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