Profile of Illinois' Education System
Sites Early Education K - 12
Post-Secondary
Public 2-Year Public 4-Year Private3
1. Number of schools
Public (Pre-K, Preschool for All):  2,187
Private:  Not Available
Public:  3,871
Public Charters:  50
Charter Campuses:  115
Private:  1,135
48
12
94
2. Number of public school districts 869 869 Not applicable
 
Enrollment Early Education K - 12
Post-Secondary
Public 2-Year Public 4-Year Private3
3. Total Population1
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Ages 0-4:  898,197
Pre-K At-Risk, Preschool for All:  84,832
Head Start/Early Head Start:  39,072
Home Visiting:  5,582
Private:  Not Available
Ages 5-17:  2,284,892
Public:  2,035,125
Public Charters:  43,234
Private:  264,012

Enrollment:

242,468

Enrollment:

151,226

Enrollment:

139,535
4. Public school enrollment profile
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% Male
54%
51%
43%
48%
42%
% Female
46%
49%
57%
52%
58%
% Caucasian
42%
53%
64%
65%
62%
% African American
23%
19%
17%
13%
10%
% Latino
26%
21%
12%
8%
9%
% Asian
3%
4%
5%
7%
6%
% Low Income
45%
37%
Not Available
% Limited English Proficient
5%
8%
Not Available
% Special Education
22%
14%
Not Available
 
Funding Early Education K - 12
Post-Secondary2
Public 2-Year Public 4-Year Private3
5. Governmental funding per pupil
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State Programs:  $3,372
Head Start (Fed):  $7,282
Local:  $6,802
State:  $2,371
Federal:  $1,243
State and Local5:  $5,6935
Federal6:  $2,690
State and Local5:  $8,1575
Federal6:  $6,461
Total7:  $4,906
6. Tuition paid per pupil
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Not applicable
$2,887
$8,434
$17,529
7. Instructional expenditure per pupil6
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Not available
$6,103: Rank 23rd7
$7,962
$15,404
$26,013
8. Operating expenditure per pupil
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$3,438
$10,886: Rank 22nd7
$10,702
$35,395
$41,647

1. Ages and grade levels do not always align perfectly — for example, some children in early education are outside of the 0-4 age group. 5. State and Local Appropriations
2. Post-Secondary is calculated using Full-Time Equivalent Students and provides a weighted average across all institutions in Illinois that receive federal student financial aid. 6. Grants and Contracts (Fed., State, & Local) and Fed. Appropriations
3. Excludes for-profit institutions. 7. Illinois rank in comparison with other states.
4. Local funding is approximately 2/3 of this amount.