Highest Spending Districts in Illinois
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$52,374
Top Spender
Komarek SD 94
$33,395
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Komarek SD 94 North Riverside | $52,374 |
| 2. | Rich Twp HSD 227 Matteson | $51,853 |
| 3. | New Trier Twp HSD 203 Northfield | $46,129 |
| 4. | Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 Hinsdale | $45,043 |
| 5. | Lake Forest CHSD 115 Lake Forest | $40,963 |
| 6. | Berkeley SD 87 Berkeley | $40,489 |
| 7. | Twp HSD 113 Highland Park | $40,062 |
| 8. | Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk | $39,494 |
| 9. | Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125 Lincolnshire | $39,023 |
| 10. | Niles Twp HSD 219 Skokie | $38,493 |
| 11. | Winnetka SD 36 Winnetka | $37,455 |
| 12. | Oak Park - River Forest SD 200 Oak Park | $36,834 |
| 13. | Maine Township HSD 207 Park Ridge | $36,226 |
| 14. | CHSD 128 Vernon Hills | $35,806 |
| 15. | Williamsville CUSD 15 Williamsville | $35,786 |
| 16. | Glenview CCSD 34 Glenview | $35,401 |
| 17. | Glenbrook HSD 225 Glenview | $34,032 |
| 18. | Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 Northbrook | $33,963 |
| 19. | Schiller Park SD 81 Schiller Park | $33,469 |
| 20. | Glencoe SD 35 Glencoe | $33,460 |
| 21. | North Shore SD 112 Highland Park | $32,904 |
| 22. | Forest Park SD 91 Forest Park | $32,046 |
| 23. | Evanston Twp HSD 202 Evanston | $31,731 |
| 24. | Lake Forest SD 67 Lake Forest | $31,578 |
| 25. | Leyden CHSD 212 Franklin Park | $31,272 |
| 26. | West Northfield SD 31 Northbrook | $30,438 |
| 27. | Northbrook SD 28 Northbrook | $30,411 |
| 28. | Avoca SD 37 Wilmette | $29,804 |
| 29. | Northbrook ESD 27 Northbrook | $29,802 |
| 30. | Grayslake CHSD 127 Grayslake | $29,698 |
| 31. | SD 45 DuPage County Villa Park | $29,500 |
| 32. | Township HSD 214 Arlington Heights | $29,458 |
| 33. | Lisle CUSD 202 Lisle | $29,387 |
| 34. | CUSD 201 Westmont | $29,242 |
| 35. | Fox Lake GSD 114 Spring Grove | $29,171 |
| 36. | CHSD 99 Downers Grove | $29,056 |
| 37. | Wheeling CCSD 21 Wheeling | $29,020 |
| 38. | Argo CHSD 217 Summit | $28,997 |
| 39. | Barrington CUSD 220 Barrington | $28,851 |
| 40. | Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst | $28,817 |
| 41. | Polo CUSD 222 Polo | $28,767 |
| 42. | ESD 159 Matteson | $28,620 |
| 43. | Lincolnwood SD 74 Lincolnwood | $28,529 |
| 44. | Marquardt SD 15 Glendale Heights | $28,351 |
| 45. | CCSD 93 Bloomingdale | $28,189 |
| 46. | Skokie SD 68 Skokie | $28,055 |
| 47. | CHSD 218 Oak Lawn | $28,029 |
| 48. | East St Louis SD 189 East Saint Louis | $27,942 |
| 49. | Evanston CCSD 65 Evanston | $27,942 |
| 50. | Rhodes SD 84-5 River Grove | $27,812 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.