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Illinois School District Finance

Illinois does not file the NCES F-33 teacher-salary breakout; finance and enrollment figures are reported in full. Illinois does not file the NCES teacher-salary breakout, so no teacher average is shown. Per-pupil spending, revenue and enrollment are reported for every public school district in the state.

$22,063
Avg per-pupil spending
1,842,461
Students enrolled
845
Districts

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Illinois does not file the NCES F-33 teacher-salary breakout; finance and enrollment figures are reported in full. Per-pupil spending, revenue and enrollment are reported in full (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack salary posture: Illinois does not file the NCES F-33 teacher-salary breakout; finance and enrollment figures are reported in full.

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp

Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Nationwide states with similar K-12 scale to Illinois

Two nationwide peer sets for Illinois: closest on estimated average teacher salary (n/a here) and closest on total student enrollment (1,842,461 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Illinois teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Illinois?

Illinois does not report the teacher-salary breakout (NCES F-33 items Z35-Z38) for its districts, so no teacher average can be derived from this source and none is published here. The per-pupil spending, revenue and enrollment figures on this page are reported in full.

How many school districts are in Illinois?

Illinois has 845 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Illinois?

No Illinois district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is not available. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Illinois