Wilmette SD 39
A public school district in Wilmette, Illinois, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,288
- Students enrolled
- 284.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 570.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,599
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,288 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,985th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 120th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,599 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% 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
Wilmette SD 39 spent $24,599 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,878 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 | $24,599 | $82.0 million | 3,333 |
| FY2022 | $23,544 | $79.9 million | 3,394 |
| FY2021 | $22,103 | $75.7 million | 3,424 |
| FY2020 | $20,084 | $70.8 million | 3,526 |
| FY2019 | $21,396 | $76.3 million | 3,567 |
| FY2018 | $18,578 | $67.2 million | 3,615 |
| FY2017 | $16,968 | $62.7 million | 3,695 |
| FY2016 | $16,221 | $60.7 million | 3,740 |
| FY2015 | $15,887 | $58.8 million | 3,703 |
| FY2014 | $15,635 | $57.9 million | 3,702 |
| FY2013 | $14,568 | $54.4 million | 3,732 |
| FY2012 | $13,973 | $51.4 million | 3,679 |
| FY2011 | $13,694 | $50.1 million | 3,657 |
| FY2010 | $13,442 | $50.0 million | 3,723 |
| FY2009 | $12,725 | $46.8 million | 3,681 |
| FY2008 | $12,089 | $44.8 million | 3,702 |
| FY2007 | $11,086 | $40.6 million | 3,662 |
| FY2006 | $10,642 | $38.5 million | 3,615 |
| FY2005 | $9,878 | $35.4 million | 3,583 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.1 million | 2.3% |
| State | $21.9 million | 23.7% |
| Local | $68.5 million | 74.0% |
| Total | $92.6 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | 485 |
| Harper Elementary School | 366 |
| Highcrest Middle School | 748 |
| McKenzie Elementary School | 461 |
| Romona Elementary School | 462 |
| Wilmette Junior High School | 766 |
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
- 1742600
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