Illinois: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Illinois, 13 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 19 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 419,980 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 373,733 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 2.1 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $2.08 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $982 Million
Total State Spending: $1.01 Billion
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $899 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $1.18 Billion
K-12 Spending: $35.3 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $1.8 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $2.08 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $269 Million (15%)