Illinois · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Illinois

Schools in Illinois ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by .
$17,042
IL avg per student
$16,593
National avg per student
+3%
Vs national average
100
Schools listed

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Rondout Elem School tops the list: its district, Rondout Sd 72, spends $53,599 per student, against a Illinois average of $17,042.

$53,599
per-student spend in Rondout Sd 72
$17,042
Illinois average
$16,593
national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
# School DistrictPer Student
1 Rondout Elem School Lake Forest · elementary Rondout Sd 72 $53,599
2 Venice Elem School Granite City · other Venice Cusd 3 $48,136
3 Bannockburn School Bannockburn · elementary Bannockburn Sd 106 $42,301
4 Union Elementary School Joliet · elementary Union Sd 81 $40,623
5 Lake Forest High School Lake Forest · high Lake Forest Chsd 115 $37,271
6 Seneca High School Seneca · high Seneca Twp Hsd 160 $35,140
7 Highland Park High School Highland Park · high Twp Hsd 113 $35,100
8 Deerfield High School Deerfield · high Twp Hsd 113 $35,100
9 New Trier Township H S Winnetka Winnetka · high New Trier Twp Hsd 203 $34,924
10 New Trier Township H S Northfield Northfield · high New Trier Twp Hsd 203 $34,924
11 Niles West High School Skokie · high Niles Twp Hsd 219 $34,307
12 Niles North High School Skokie · high Niles Twp Hsd 219 $34,307
13 Sunset Ridge Elem School Northfield · elementary Sunset Ridge Sd 29 $33,358
14 Middlefork Primary School Northfield · elementary Sunset Ridge Sd 29 $33,358
15 Carleton W Washburne School Winnetka · middle Winnetka Sd 36 $31,932
16 The Skokie School Winnetka · elementary Winnetka Sd 36 $31,932
17 Crow Island Elem School Winnetka · elementary Winnetka Sd 36 $31,932
18 Greeley Elem School Winnetka · elementary Winnetka Sd 36 $31,932
19 Hubbard Woods Elem School Winnetka · elementary Winnetka Sd 36 $31,932
20 Brook Forest Elem School Oak Brook · elementary Butler Sd 53 $31,573
21 Butler Junior High School Oak Brook · middle Butler Sd 53 $31,573
22 Rich Township High School Olympia Fields · high Rich Twp Hsd 227 $30,936
23 Libertyville High School Libertyville · high Chsd 128 $30,925
24 Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills · high Chsd 128 $30,925
25 Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale · high Hinsdale Twp Hsd 86 $30,688
26 Hinsdale South High School Darien · high Hinsdale Twp Hsd 86 $30,688
27 Field Stevenson Elem School Forest Park · elementary Forest Park Sd 91 $30,610
28 Forest Park Middle School Forest Park · middle Forest Park Sd 91 $30,610
29 Garfield Elem School Forest Park · other Forest Park Sd 91 $30,610
30 Betsy Ross Elem School Forest Park · elementary Forest Park Sd 91 $30,610
31 Deer Path Middle Sch East Lake Forest · elementary Lake Forest Sd 67 $30,179
32 Deer Path Middle Sch West Lake Forest · middle Lake Forest Sd 67 $30,179
33 Cherokee Elem School Lake Forest · elementary Lake Forest Sd 67 $30,179
34 Everett Elem School Lake Forest · elementary Lake Forest Sd 67 $30,179
35 Sheridan Elem School Lake Forest · other Lake Forest Sd 67 $30,179
36 Ohio Com Cons Grade School Ohio · other Ohio Ccsd 17 $30,176
37 Glenbrook South High School Glenview · high Glenbrook Hsd 225 $29,799
38 Glenbrook North High School Northbrook · high Glenbrook Hsd 225 $29,799
39 Northbrook Junior High School Northbrook · middle Northbrook Sd 28 $28,607
40 Meadowbrook Elem School Northbrook · elementary Northbrook Sd 28 $28,607
41 Westmoor Elem School Northbrook · other Northbrook Sd 28 $28,607
42 Greenbriar Elem School Northbrook · elementary Northbrook Sd 28 $28,607
43 Anne M Jeans Elem School Willowbrook · other Ccsd 180 $28,603
44 Burr Ridge Middle School Burr Ridge · elementary Ccsd 180 $28,603
45 Grass Lake Elem School Antioch · other Grass Lake Sd 36 $28,516
46 Central School Glencoe · elementary Glencoe Sd 35 $28,310
47 South Elem School Glencoe · other Glencoe Sd 35 $28,310
48 West School Glencoe · elementary Glencoe Sd 35 $28,310
49 Adlai E Stevenson High School Lincolnshire · high Adlai E Stevenson Hsd 125 $27,980
50 Evanston Twp High School Evanston · high Evanston Twp Hsd 202 $27,679
51 Rosemont Elem School Rosemont · other Rosemont Esd 78 $27,662
52 Avoca West Elem School Glenview · elementary Avoca Sd 37 $27,645
53 Marie Murphy School Wilmette · middle Avoca Sd 37 $27,645
54 Henry Winkelman Elem School Glenview · other West Northfield Sd 31 $27,202
55 Field School Northbrook · middle West Northfield Sd 31 $27,202
56 St Anne Comm High School Saint Anne · high St Anne Chsd 302 $27,155
57 Lorenzo R Smith Elem School Hopkins Park · other Pembroke Ccsd 259 $26,973
58 Oak Park & River Forest High Sch Oak Park · high Oak Park - River Forest Sd 200 $26,854
59 Gen George Patton Elem School Riverdale · other Gen George Patton Sd 133 $26,843
60 Laraway School Joliet · other Laraway Ccsd 70c $26,736
61 Lisle Elementary School Lisle · other Lisle Cusd 202 $26,379
62 Lisle High School Lisle · high Lisle Cusd 202 $26,379
63 Lisle Jr High School Lisle · middle Lisle Cusd 202 $26,379
64 Maine South High School Park Ridge · high Maine Township Hsd 207 $26,324
65 Maine East High School Park Ridge · high Maine Township Hsd 207 $26,324
66 Maine West High School Des Plaines · high Maine Township Hsd 207 $26,324
67 Westmont High School Westmont · high Cusd 201 $26,265
68 J T Manning Elem School Westmont · elementary Cusd 201 $26,265
69 Westmont Jr High School Westmont · middle Cusd 201 $26,265
70 C E Miller Elem School Westmont · elementary Cusd 201 $26,265
71 South School Westmont · other Cusd 201 $26,265
72 Shabonee School Northbrook · elementary Northbrook Esd 27 $26,059
73 Wood Oaks Jr High School Northbrook · middle Northbrook Esd 27 $26,059
74 Hickory Point Elem School Northbrook · other Northbrook Esd 27 $26,059
75 Haven Middle School Evanston · middle Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
76 Nichols Middle School Evanston · middle Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
77 Chute Middle School Evanston · middle Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
78 Dr Ml King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
79 Washington Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
80 Oakton Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
81 Walker Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
82 Willard Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
83 Lincoln Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
84 Kingsley Elementary School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
85 Dewey Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
86 Dawes Elementary School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
87 Lincolnwood Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
88 Joseph E Hill Education Center Evanston · other Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
89 Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
90 Orrington Elem School Evanston · elementary Evanston Ccsd 65 $26,040
91 East Leyden High School Franklin Park · high Leyden Chsd 212 $25,950
92 West Leyden High School Northlake · high Leyden Chsd 212 $25,950
93 East St Louis Senior High School East Saint Louis · high East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
94 Mason/Clark Middle Sch East Saint Louis · elementary East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
95 Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence E Saint Louis · elementary East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
96 Katie Harper-Wright Elem East Saint Louis · other East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
97 Vivian Adams Early Child Ctr East Saint Louis · other East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
98 Annette Officer Elementary East Saint Louis · elementary East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
99 East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch East Saint Louis · elementary East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739
100 James Avant Elementary School Washington Pk · elementary East St Louis Sd 189 $25,739

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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