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Elgin, Illinois · NCES district 1713710

SD U-46

District spending, enrollment and school closures

FY 2024 Census per-pupil spending
$21,472
Fall 2024 NCES membership
34,036
Closed school entries in available years
3

NCES fall membership changed -8.7% from 37,266 in 2019 to 34,036 in 2024.

The median reported per-pupil spending among 411 Illinois elementary and secondary districts with FY 2024 data here was $16,966. Each district counts once.

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Spending, enrollment and closures by school year

Each row pairs fall membership and school statuses with the Census fiscal year that uses that fall for its enrollment count. The newest school-status release, 2025–26, is preliminary.

District timeline
School yearCensus fiscal yearCurrent spendingCensus per-pupil spendingFall enrollment in Census financeFall membership in NCESOperating schoolsClosedNewReopened
2018–192019$552,675,000$14,51437,859UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2019–202020$583,414,000$15,56937,26637,26658010
2020–212021$600,753,000$16,40636,47636,47658000
2021–222022$645,773,000$17,94735,86435,86458000
2022–232023$676,090,000$19,21635,08235,08258000
2023–242024$743,884,000$21,47234,55334,55356200
2024–25UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable34,03655100
2025–26UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable56010

Why did spending per enrolled student change?

The calculation divides district current spending in 2024 dollars by the enrollment in the same Census finance row. It averages the spending and enrollment effects in both calculation orders so they sum to the change before rounding.

FY 2019 to FY 2024 · 2024 dollars per enrolled student

+$3,617 · +20.2% change in the calculated ratio

Change in real spending+$1,820
Change in enrollment+$1,797

Real current spending +9.7% · Census fall enrollment -8.7%

Which schools changed status?

3 school entries have a Closed status in the available directory years. The table includes openings, temporary closures, reopenings and agency changes when they appear in the same records.

District directory coverage · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26. The 2025–26 entries are preliminary.

School status changes reported to NCES
SchoolReporting yearStatusCharter classificationNCES school ID
Hawk Hollow Middle School2025–26NewNoncharter171371007007
Phoenix2024–25ClosedNoncharter171371006698
Garfield Elem School2023–24ClosedNoncharter171371001671
Hawk Hollow Elem School2023–24ClosedNoncharter171371004794
Phoenix2019–20NewNoncharter171371006698

Where the district’s money came from and went

Figures are in the dollars reported for each year. Census revenue and expenditure totals describe different transactions in the survey.

Census finance by fiscal year
Fiscal yearTotal revenueFederal revenueState revenueLocal revenueInstructionSupport servicesCapital outlayTotal expendituresCensus fall enrollment flag
FY 2019$677,987,000$40,127,000$312,027,000$325,833,000$318,244,000$215,420,000$32,941,000$614,480,000Alternative source
FY 2020$715,396,000$48,221,000$336,639,000$330,536,000$340,139,000$221,795,000$55,505,000$671,475,000Alternative source
FY 2021$726,803,000$54,195,000$348,227,000$324,381,000$362,702,000$219,229,000$34,958,000$671,670,000Alternative source
FY 2022$782,564,000$58,571,000$392,918,000$331,075,000$388,138,000$238,327,000$35,308,000$717,828,000Alternative source
FY 2023$888,169,000$103,430,000$424,044,000$360,695,000$409,024,000$248,274,000$40,656,000$756,907,000Alternative source
FY 2024$943,625,000$56,707,000$487,039,000$399,879,000$452,323,000$270,941,000$48,417,000$820,218,000Alternative source

Sources and methodology

America.co analysis of public federal data, compiled 2026-11-13.

Census finance tables · NCES enrollment and directory files · 2025–26 preliminary directory · BLS inflation data