Illinois school district rankings

Illinois school district rankings by published measures — latest state figures.

Ranking measures

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Publication floor

8 districts

Tie rule

Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

ISBE 2025 Illinois Report Card (SY 2024-25) Site-Based Expenditure Reporting (SBER) total per-pupil expenditure combining site-level and district-centralized operating expenditures across Federal and State/Local sources.

ISBE 2025 Illinois Report Card (SY 2024-25) General dataset: Average teacher salary (ISBE Report Card) reported for the district in school year 2024-2025.

ISBE Administrator and Teacher Salaries and Benefits (ATSB, SY 2024-25) Employment Information System (EIS) report: full-time District Superintendent base salary (position-level figure; individual names excluded).

ISBE 2024 Real Property Equalized Assessed Valuations and Tax Rates report (Tax Year 2024, payable 2025): Total school property tax rate (per $100 EAV).

Data from Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) public files. DistrictFacts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Illinois agency.

District rankings

• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER) in IL (2024-25)
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Bureau County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Champaign County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Clinton County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Cook County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): DeKalb County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): DuPage County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Franklin County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Grundy County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Hancock County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Henry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Jefferson County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Kane County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Kankakee County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Kendall County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Lake County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): LaSalle County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Livingston County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Madison County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Marion County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): McHenry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): McLean County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Ogle County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Peoria County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Rock Island County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Sangamon County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): St. Clair County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Tazewell County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Vermilion County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Whiteside County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Will County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Winnebago County, IL 2024-25
• Highest per-pupil spending (SBER): Woodford County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries in IL (2024-25)
• Highest average teacher salaries: Bureau County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Champaign County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Clinton County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Cook County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: DeKalb County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: DuPage County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Franklin County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Grundy County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Hancock County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Henry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Jefferson County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Kane County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Kankakee County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Kendall County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Lake County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: LaSalle County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Livingston County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Madison County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Marion County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: McHenry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: McLean County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Ogle County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Peoria County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Rock Island County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Sangamon County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: St. Clair County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Tazewell County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Vermilion County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Whiteside County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Will County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Winnebago County, IL 2024-25
• Highest average teacher salaries: Woodford County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Bureau County, IL 2024-25
• Superintendent base salaries: Champaign County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Cook County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: DeKalb County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: DuPage County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Henry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Kankakee County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Lake County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: LaSalle County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Madison County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Marion County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: McHenry County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: McLean County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Peoria County, IL 2024-25
• Superintendent base salaries: Rock Island County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Sangamon County, IL 2024-25
• Superintendent base salaries: St. Clair County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Tazewell County, IL 2024-25
• Highest superintendent base salaries: Will County, IL 2024-25
• Superintendent base salaries: Winnebago County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Bureau County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Champaign County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Clinton County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Cook County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: DeKalb County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: DuPage County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Franklin County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Grundy County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Hancock County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Henry County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Jefferson County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Kane County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Kankakee County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Kendall County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Lake County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: LaSalle County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Livingston County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Madison County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Marion County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: McHenry County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: McLean County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Ogle County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Peoria County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Rock Island County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Sangamon County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: St. Clair County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Tazewell County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Vermilion County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Whiteside County, IL 2024-25
• Highest total school property tax rates: Will County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Winnebago County, IL 2024-25
• Total school property tax rates: Woodford County, IL 2024-25