SD U-46
A public school district in Elgin, Illinois, with 55 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 34,036
- Students enrolled
- 2,367.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,022.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,216
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 34,036 in 2024–25
- Ranks 171st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,216 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
SD U-46 spent $19,216 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,266 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 | $19,216 | $674.1 million | 35,082 |
| FY2022 | $17,947 | $643.7 million | 35,864 |
| FY2021 | $16,406 | $598.4 million | 36,476 |
| FY2020 | $15,569 | $580.2 million | 37,266 |
| FY2019 | $14,514 | $549.5 million | 37,859 |
| FY2018 | $13,286 | $517.3 million | 38,934 |
| FY2017 | $14,499 | $575.1 million | 39,665 |
| FY2016 | $12,838 | $513.0 million | 39,958 |
| FY2015 | $12,036 | $486.3 million | 40,400 |
| FY2014 | $11,124 | $451.1 million | 40,551 |
| FY2013 | $10,504 | $423.7 million | 40,340 |
| FY2012 | $10,108 | $411.3 million | 40,687 |
| FY2011 | $9,564 | $389.1 million | 40,683 |
| FY2010 | $10,068 | $417.3 million | 41,446 |
| FY2009 | $9,971 | $410.4 million | 41,162 |
| FY2008 | $9,408 | $383.0 million | 40,708 |
| FY2007 | $8,811 | $355.8 million | 40,380 |
| FY2006 | $8,296 | $329.0 million | 39,656 |
| FY2005 | $8,266 | $321.8 million | 38,936 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $103.4 million | 11.6% |
| State | $411.3 million | 46.3% |
| Local | $373.4 million | 42.0% |
| Total | $888.2 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
55 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 1713710
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