Union SD 81
A public school district in Joliet, Illinois, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 143
- Students enrolled
- 12.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 20.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $40,757
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 143 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,799th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 807th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 11% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $40,757 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 98% 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
Union SD 81 spent $40,757 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,801 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $40,757 | $4.7 million | 115 |
| FY2022 | $40,623 | $4.6 million | 114 |
| FY2021 | $41,330 | $4.6 million | 112 |
| FY2020 | $36,229 | $3.8 million | 105 |
| FY2019 | $36,650 | $3.8 million | 103 |
| FY2018 | $33,630 | $3.1 million | 92 |
| FY2017 | $34,667 | $3.8 million | 111 |
| FY2016 | $25,124 | $2.8 million | 113 |
| FY2015 | $19,421 | $2.2 million | 114 |
| FY2014 | $19,020 | $1.9 million | 102 |
| FY2013 | $18,342 | $2.1 million | 114 |
| FY2012 | $16,758 | $2.1 million | 124 |
| FY2011 | $16,951 | $2.1 million | 122 |
| FY2010 | $15,103 | $1.8 million | 116 |
| FY2009 | $12,288 | $1.5 million | 125 |
| FY2008 | $10,317 | $1.2 million | 120 |
| FY2007 | $10,651 | $1.2 million | 109 |
| FY2006 | $8,141 | $1.0 million | 128 |
| FY2005 | $6,801 | $1.0 million | 151 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $239.0 thousand | 3.2% |
| State | $1.1 million | 14.9% |
| Local | $6.0 million | 81.8% |
| Total | $7.4 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Union Elementary School | 143 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1739660
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