- Per pupil
- $19,786
- current spending · median $14,850
- Spending rank
- #12/ 51
- among the 50 states + DC
- Students per teacher
- 13.5:1
- national 15.2:1 · 2024-25
- Enrollment
- 1,842,461
- $36,455,217,000 total current
- Federal
- 10%
- State
- 34%
- Local
- 55%
- City of Chicago SD 299 321,666 $22,699
- SD U-46 35,082 $19,216
- Rockford SD 205 27,442 $19,016
- Indian Prairie CUSD 204 25,687 $18,127
- Plainfield SD 202 24,856 $15,896
- CUSD 300 20,443 $17,080
Top six districts by enrollment, with each one's per-pupil spending.
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