From the Illinois Policy Institute: comes financial and educational information:
In Illinois, just over half of public school students could read at grade level and 39% were proficient in math on 2025 state assessments – after the state loosened the standards.
The cost for this sub-par result? An average of $20,129 per student statewide.
About two-thirds of that money came from property taxes. Illinoisans pay the nation’s highest rate, averaging $4,584 per home.
What did your Illinois school district deliver for your taxes?
Below can be found spending per student, percentage of 3rd through 8th graders meeting proficiency standards in English language arts and math on the 2025 Illinois Assessment of Readiness, percentage of 11th graders meeting proficiency standards in English language arts and math on the 2025 ACT for McHenry County schools:
Unit School Districts
High School and Underlying Grade School Districts
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Here is a link to all school districts.
