On average, Illinois school districts spent $20,826 per student for 2016-17, the Illinois State Board of Education report said.
Lowest district spending per student
Rank
District
County
Total spending per pupil
Local revenue (%)
State revenue (%)
Federal revenue (%)
1
Earlville Community Unit School District 9
Lasalle
$8,372.00
66.4%
23.3%
10.2%
2
Germantown School District 60
Clinton
$10,060.00
57.8%
39.1%
3.1%
3
Breese Elementary School District 12
Clinton
$10,173.00
64.7%
27.9%
7.4%
4
Bartelso School District 57
Clinton
$10,274.00
66.3%
29.3%
4.4%
5
Central City School District 133
Marion
$10,708.00
23.7%
60.4%
15.8%
6
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4
Christian
$10,867.00
70.4%
24.1%
5.5%
7
Carterville Community Unit School District 5
Williamson
$10,946.00
51.7%
42.7%
5.6%
8
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99
Jefferson
$11,007.00
32.5%
56.7%
10.8%
9
Aviston School District 21
Clinton
$11,166.00
54.1%
42.1%
3.9%
10
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258
Kankakee
$11,205.00
60.9%
33.6%
5.5%
11
Albers School District 63
Clinton
$11,391.00
57.1%
38.9%
4.0%
12
Bartonville School District 66
Peoria
$11,412.00
64.6%
25.6%
9.8%
13
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1
Woodford
$11,486.00
67.9%
27.5%
4.6%
14
Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16
Union
$11,642.00
40.9%
48.7%
10.5%
15
Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Williamson
$11,724.00
44.8%
45.8%
9.4%
16
Washington School District 52
Tazewell
$11,755.00
57.7%
38.7%
3.7%
17
Pleasant Valley School District 62
Peoria
$11,765.00
29.0%
55.4%
15.6%
18
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Christian
$11,884.00
52.7%
39.8%
7.5%
19
Monroe School District 70
Peoria
$11,968.00
69.3%
25.8%
4.8%
20
County Of Union School District 43
Union
$11,974.00
26.8%
61.3%
11.8%
21
Central School District 51
Tazewell
$11,984.00
73.4%
23.4%
3.2%
22
Colona School District 190
Henry
$12,057.00
44.7%
44.3%
11.0%
23
North Mac Community Unit School District 34
Macoupin
$12,126.00
47.2%
44.0%
8.8%
24
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Lawrence
$12,134.00
35.0%
56.5%
8.5%
25
Bradford Community Unified School District 1
Stark
$12,225.00
80.6%
14.4%
5.0%
26
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Williamson
$12,235.00
60.5%
30.9%
8.6%
27
Carlinville Cusd #1
Macoupin
$12,241.00
54.0%
39.9%
6.1%
28
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2
Woodford
$12,277.00
69.5%
23.9%
6.6%
29
Staunton Community Unit School District 6
Macoupin
$12,277.00
43.3%
47.0%
9.8%
30
Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
Clark
$12,345.00
39.2%
53.1%
7.8%
31
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Cumberland
$12,372.00
52.7%
40.8%
6.4%
32
Carthage Elementary School District 317
Hancock
$12,410.00
62.3%
31.6%
6.1%
33
Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10
Marion
$12,434.00
57.2%
35.1%
7.8%
34
Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3
Macon
$12,456.00
64.8%
32.6%
2.7%
35
Payson Community Unit School District 1
Adams
$12,460.00
49.8%
41.7%
8.4%
36
Norwood Elementary School District 63
Peoria
$12,472.00
44.6%
48.3%
7.1%
37
Mcclellan Community Consolidated School District 12
Jefferson
$12,492.00
51.4%
44.1%
4.5%
38
Germantown Hills School District 69
Woodford
$12,513.00
69.1%
26.7%
4.2%
39
Manhattan School District 114
Will
$12,516.00
72.9%
23.7%
3.5%
40
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169
Champaign
$12,555.00
62.5%
35.0%
2.5%
41
North Wamac School District 186
Clinton
$12,576.00
26.8%
59.8%
13.4%
42
Johnston City Community Unit School District 1
Williamson
$12,587.00
44.1%
47.7%
8.1%
43
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Effingham
$12,609.00
57.9%
37.8%
4.3%
44
North Clay Community Unit School District 25
Clay
$12,617.00
35.1%
57.8%
7.1%
45
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5a
Shelby
$12,646.00
55.3%
38.9%
5.8%
46
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22
Montgomery
$12,662.00
43.5%
50.3%
6.2%
47
O'fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. Clair
$12,671.00
69.7%
24.1%
6.3%
48
Anna Community School District No. 37 Board Of Education
Union
$12,788.00
36.7%
54.4%
8.8%
49
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30
St. Clair
$12,794.00
59.7%
30.8%
9.5%
50
Beardstown Community Unified School District 15
Cass
$12,812.00
28.8%
60.9%
10.2%
51
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Effingham
$12,855.00
67.8%
25.9%
6.3%
52
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2
Jefferson
$12,879.00
30.8%
60.7%
8.5%
53
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Hardin
$12,883.00
23.8%
62.5%
13.7%
54
Field Community Consolidated School District 3
Jefferson
$12,903.00
28.8%
64.5%
6.7%
55
Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302
Douglas
$12,910.00
53.1%
41.6%
5.2%
56
Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
Cumberland
$12,915.00
38.0%
54.4%
7.6%
57
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Clay
$12,929.00
37.0%
56.1%
7.0%
58
Herrin Community Unit School District 4
Williamson
$12,934.00
39.7%
52.4%
7.9%
59
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6
Jefferson
$12,961.00
29.0%
53.5%
17.5%
60
Forest Ridge School District 142
Cook
$12,970.00
66.5%
27.4%
6.2%
61
Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4
Monroe
$12,989.00
79.1%
17.1%
3.8%
62
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Edwards
$12,992.00
38.2%
56.4%
5.4%
63
Bluford Unit School District 318
Jefferson
$13,016.00
36.9%
56.3%
6.8%
64
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
Moultrie
$13,025.00
52.8%
39.2%
8.1%
65
Potomac Community Unit School District 10
Vermilion
$13,030.00
47.6%
45.8%
6.5%
66
Norris City Omaha Enfield Community Unit School District 3
White
$13,067.00
33.8%
59.1%
7.2%
67
Ashley Elementary School
Washington
$13,069.00
44.6%
41.0%
14.3%
68
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Henry
$13,071.00
71.8%
24.8%
3.4%
69
Big Hollow School District 38
Lake
$13,081.00
72.6%
24.1%
3.3%
70
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Peoria
$13,146.00
78.8%
17.1%
4.1%
71
Abingdon Avon Community Unit School District 276
Knox
$13,165.00
55.8%
39.0%
5.2%
72
South Fork School District 14
Christian
$13,166.00
33.9%
55.7%
10.4%
73
Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
Franklin
$13,176.00
33.5%
55.1%
11.4%
74
Monmouth Roseville Community Unit School District 238
Warren
$13,181.00
41.3%
49.4%
9.4%
75
Rockton School District 140
Winnebago
$13,187.00
63.6%
31.7%
4.7%
76
Shiloh Village School District 85
St. Clair
$13,205.00
59.1%
34.4%
6.5%
77
Salem School District 111
Marion
$13,212.00
32.4%
54.9%
12.7%
78
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8
Macoupin
$13,225.00
40.8%
51.6%
7.6%
79
Westville Community Unit School District 2
Vermilion
$13,250.00
25.1%
65.6%
9.3%
80
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
Peoria
$13,260.00
70.3%
26.8%
2.9%
81
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Peoria
$13,284.00
88.7%
8.9%
2.5%
82
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
St. Clair
$13,289.00
71.7%
21.6%
6.7%
83
Vienna Elementary School District 55
Johnson
$13,296.00
35.1%
54.5%
10.4%
84
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61
Logan
$13,302.00
81.8%
11.1%
7.1%
85
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Knox
$13,323.00
54.7%
41.2%
4.2%
86
Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316
Peoria
$13,333.00
85.8%
8.8%
5.4%
87
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138
Randolph
$13,337.00
53.9%
39.1%
7.1%
88
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Wabash
$13,351.00
46.3%
46.2%
7.5%
89
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
Macon
$13,366.00
83.0%
14.2%
2.7%
90
Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
Piatt
$13,387.00
67.6%
27.2%
5.3%
91
Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
Effingham
$13,411.00
42.4%
51.6%
6.0%
92
Summersville School District 79
Jefferson
$13,423.00
38.4%
52.4%
9.2%
93
Central Community Unit School District 3
Adams
$13,454.00
45.5%
46.3%
8.1%
94
Rochester Community Unit School District 3a
Sangamon
$13,466.00
62.0%
32.3%
5.7%
95
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81
Union
$13,472.00
58.0%
36.0%
6.0%
96
High Mount School District 116
St. Clair
$13,475.00
44.8%
41.8%
13.4%
97
Athens Community Unified School District 213
Menard
$13,478.00
60.8%
35.3%
3.9%
98
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99
Bureau
$13,479.00
37.3%
55.3%
7.4%
99
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Franklin
$13,482.00
33.9%
54.2%
11.9%
100
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17
Wabash
$13,514.00
39.6%
50.7%
9.6%
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