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School District U-46

Elgin, Illinois · Superintendent: Dr. Suzanne Johnson · #2 of 376 Illinois districts by enrollment

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34,036

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,406

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Illinois median

14.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Illinois median 13.6

School District U-46 is a public school district based in Elgin, Illinois, serving 34,036 students in 55 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 100% of them. Its schools average 619 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Suzanne Johnson. It spends about $16,406 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.

How School District U-46 compares

School District U-46Illinois median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,406

Illinois median $16,815 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,944

Illinois median $10,013 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school619

Illinois median 465 · 33% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.4

Illinois median 13.6 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor567

Illinois median 490 · 16% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$726.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 47%Local 45%

Measure	School District U-46	Illinois median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,406	$16,815	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,944	$10,013	FY2020-21
Total spending	$671.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$726.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,367	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	5,022	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.4	13.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	567	490	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Suzanne Johnson

Superintendent, School District U-46

Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Illinois

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
School District U-46Elgin · this district	34,036	55	$16,406	14.4	#2
Rockford School District 205Rockford	28,467	46	$16,654	17.5	#3
Indian Prairie CUSD 204Aurora	26,108	34	$15,583	14.5	#4
Plainfield School District 202Plainfield	24,556	31	$16,146	14.5	#5
CUSD 300Algonquin	20,705	29	$14,873	14.2	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Poway UnifiedSan Diego, CA	34,405	$12,246	22.7
Sweetwater Union HighChula Vista, CA	34,282	$12,784	22.3
Ysleta ISDEl Paso, TX	34,062	$11,475	14.6
Oakland UnifiedOakland, CA	33,838	$18,173	18.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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