Gurnee SD 56
A public school district in Gurnee, Illinois, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,836
- Students enrolled
- 139.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 318.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,266
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,836 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,869th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 218th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,266 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gurnee SD 56 spent $19,266 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,461 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,266 | $36.4 million | 1,890 |
| FY2022 | $19,025 | $36.6 million | 1,924 |
| FY2021 | $19,281 | $36.8 million | 1,907 |
| FY2020 | $18,014 | $35.4 million | 1,966 |
| FY2019 | $16,345 | $33.1 million | 2,027 |
| FY2018 | $16,335 | $33.7 million | 2,064 |
| FY2017 | $16,052 | $33.5 million | 2,086 |
| FY2016 | $14,325 | $30.7 million | 2,141 |
| FY2015 | $13,652 | $30.0 million | 2,199 |
| FY2014 | $12,293 | $27.2 million | 2,212 |
| FY2013 | $11,987 | $26.5 million | 2,210 |
| FY2012 | $12,263 | $26.0 million | 2,122 |
| FY2011 | $11,485 | $24.1 million | 2,102 |
| FY2010 | $10,818 | $23.3 million | 2,158 |
| FY2009 | $10,388 | $22.5 million | 2,166 |
| FY2008 | $9,980 | $21.7 million | 2,177 |
| FY2007 | $9,341 | $20.3 million | 2,173 |
| FY2006 | $9,051 | $18.7 million | 2,071 |
| FY2005 | $8,461 | $17.7 million | 2,092 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 6.8% |
| State | $13.0 million | 27.3% |
| Local | $31.2 million | 65.9% |
| Total | $47.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Prairie Trail School | 454 |
| River Trail School | 471 |
| Spaulding Elementary School | 450 |
| Viking School | 461 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1717800
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved