Midwest
IL
Public Schools in Illinois
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
4,438
Public Schools
961
Districts
1,842,881
Students
137,814
Teachers FTE
13.4:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$24,048
Per-Pupil Spend
133
Charter Schools
0%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in Illinois
Showing top 60 of 961 districts · sorted by school count
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Chicago
645 schools
324,130 students
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SD U-46
Wayne
56 schools
34,036 students
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Rockford SD 205
Rockford
46 schools
28,467 students
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Springfield SD 186
Springfield
35 schools
13,014 students
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Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
34 schools
26,108 students
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Peoria SD 150
West Peoria
32 schools
12,913 students
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Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
31 schools
24,556 students
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CUSD 300
West Dundee
29 schools
20,705 students
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Schaumburg CCSD 54
Schaumburg
28 schools
15,298 students
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McLean County USD 5
Towanda
26 schools
12,407 students
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Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
22 schools
9,333 students
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CUSD 308
Plainfield
22 schools
16,766 students
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Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
22 schools
13,640 students
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Naperville CUSD 203
Naperville
22 schools
16,047 students
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Palatine CCSD 15
Rolling Meadows
21 schools
11,321 students
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Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
20 schools
12,187 students
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Champaign CUSD 4
Savoy
20 schools
10,598 students
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CUSD 200
Winfield
20 schools
11,639 students
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Valley View CUSD 365U
Romeoville
20 schools
14,710 students
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St Charles CUSD 303
West Chicago
19 schools
11,731 students
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North DuPage Sp Ed Cooperative
Wood Dale
19 schools
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Kane ROE
St Charles
19 schools
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Evanston CCSD 65
Skokie
17 schools
6,136 students
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Aurora West USD 129
North Aurora
17 schools
11,020 students
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Decatur SD 61
Decatur
16 schools
7,840 students
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Tri-County Sp Ed Jnt Agreement
Murphysboro
15 schools
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Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
15 schools
7,257 students
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Edwardsville CUSD 7
Worden
15 schools
7,060 students
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Cicero SD 99
Cicero
15 schools
8,664 students
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Comm Cons SD 59
Mt Prospect
15 schools
5,869 students
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Rock Island SD 41
Rock Island
14 schools
6,292 students
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DeKalb CUSD 428
Malta
13 schools
6,771 students
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S Will Co Coop for Spec Ed
Wilmington
13 schools
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Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
13 schools
8,280 students
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Downers Grove GSD 58
Downers Grove
13 schools
4,811 students
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Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
13 schools
6,889 students
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Wheeling CCSD 21
Wheeling
13 schools
6,298 students
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Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
12 schools
6,097 students
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New Lenox SD 122
New Lenox
12 schools
4,956 students
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Collinsville CUSD 10
Maryville
12 schools
6,031 students
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Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
12 schools
2,950 students
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Urbana SD 116
Urbana
12 schools
4,197 students
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East St Louis SD 189
Washington Pk
12 schools
4,646 students
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Barrington CUSD 220
South Barrington
12 schools
7,936 students
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Belvidere CUSD 100
Caledonia
11 schools
7,523 students
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Round Lake CUSD 116
Round Lake Park
11 schools
6,103 students
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Pekin PSD 108
Pekin
11 schools
3,126 students
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Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
11 schools
4,602 students
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Chicago Heights SD 170
South Chicago Heights
11 schools
2,674 students
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CCSD 62
Des Plaines
11 schools
4,520 students
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Jacksonville SD 117
South Jacksonville
11 schools
3,231 students
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Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
11 schools
7,174 students
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Danville CCSD 118
Danville
11 schools
4,940 students
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Harlem UD 122
Machesney Park
11 schools
6,108 students
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Belleville SD 118
Belleville
11 schools
3,275 students
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Woodford Cty Special Ed Assoc
Wenona
11 schools
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Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
11 schools
5,526 students
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Dolton SD 148
Riverdale
10 schools
2,077 students
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Orland SD 135
Orland Park
10 schools
5,186 students
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Region 06 West Cook ISC 2
River Grove
10 schools
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$24,048
Per-Pupil Spend
49%
Instruct. %
$46,092M
Total Revenue
$44,318M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$4,776.0M
State
$15,746.6M
Local
$25,569.5M
Total Revenue: $46,092M
Expenditure
Instruction
$21,886M
Other
$22,431M
Total Expenditure: $44,318M
Per-Pupil: $24,048
49% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
4,438
School Districts
961
Total Enrollment
1,842,881
Total Teachers (FTE)
137,814
Avg S:T Ratio
13.4:1
Avg Free Lunch %
–
Charter Schools
133 of 4,438
Elementary Schools
2,329
Middle Schools
706
High Schools
971
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$46,092M
Total Expenditure
$44,318M
Per-Pupil Spending
$24,048
Instruction %
49%
Federal Revenue
$4,776M
State Revenue
$15,747M
Local Revenue
$25,570M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23