Elmhurst School District 205 had $197.4 million in outstanding debt as of fiscal year 2024

1 Chicago Public School District 299 Cook $9,444,187,549 68.7% 321,668 2 Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Will $265,500,264 59.3% 14,660 3 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Kendall $251,518,343 66.1% 16,696 4 Springfield School District 186 Sangamon $228,448,511 73.6% 12,849 5 Community Unit School District 300 Kane $222,362,048 32.2% 20,161 6 Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Champaign $212,701,151 51.1% 10,250 7 School District U-46 Kane $204,735,000 22.4% 33,948 8 Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 Will $199,574,931 57% 6,658 9 Elmhurst School District 205 DuPage $197,370,795 41.7% 8,285 10 Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 Madison $187,131,572 68.2% 7,187 11 Rockford School District 205 Winnebago $154,642,382 36.7% 27,268 12 Maine Township High School District 207 Cook $151,240,000 34% 6,138 13 Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 St. Clair $151,005,000 1,201.9% 3,021 14 Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 Cook $149,938,678 48.8% 11,109 15 Hinsdale Township High School District 86 DuPage $135,072,073 29.9% 3,774 16 New Trier Township High School District 203 Cook $134,870,368 28.7% 3,700 17 Downers Grove Grade School District 58 DuPage $132,978,397 56.2% 4,770 18 Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U Will $129,334,456 112.6% 4,407 19 Lake Forest Community High School District 115 Lake $128,351,479 58.5% 1,366 20 Aurora East Unit School District 131 Kane $124,639,488 81.9% 12,080 21 Decatur School District 61 Macon $118,975,000 102.7% 7,757 22 New Lenox School District 122 Will $116,993,942 94.6% 4,971 23 Barrington Community Unit School District 220 Lake $115,755,211 25.6% 7,971 24 Peoria School District 150 Peoria $114,355,342 55.5% 12,661 25 Community High School District 99 DuPage $112,198,909 28.9% 4,630 26 DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 DeKalb $110,355,000 67% 6,538 27 Plainfield School District 202 Will $110,028,562 17.2% 24,554 28 Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 Cook $109,731,954 52.3% 4,281 29 Township High School District 113 Lake $109,696,997 34% 3,060 30 Joliet Public School District 86 Will $108,885,000 117% 9,415 31 Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 Cook $105,414,499 36.2% 6,193 32 Huntley Community School District 158 McHenry $104,480,749 41.2% 8,481 33 Manhattan School District 114 Will $95,649,117 321.3% 1,904 34 North Shore School District 112 Lake $95,564,674 51.8% 3,739 35 Quincy School District 172 Adams $91,938,638 57.9% 6,211 36 Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Lake $90,469,826 69.1% 4,511 37 Berkeley School District 87 Cook $87,446,797 176.9% 2,051 38 Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Cook $86,576,040 51.5% 6,156 39 Arlington Heights School District 25 Cook $86,538,314 52.3% 5,266 40 Geneva Community Unit School District 304 Kane $85,790,000 35.6% 4,996 41 Aurora West Unit School District 129 Kane $81,462,697.06 28.6% 10,734 42 Leyden Community High School District 212 Cook $79,255,000 31.9% 3,522 43 Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 Cook $77,413,344 87% 2,830 44 Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 Lake $76,938,819 69.7% 3,466 45 Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 Knox $75,690,000 101.8% 3,861 46 Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 DeKalb $75,440,939 71.8% 3,597 47 Warren Township High School District 121 Lake $73,589,797 42.6% 3,523 48 Joliet Township High School District 204 Will $70,352,853 24% 6,688 49 Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 Lake $69,650,000 26.1% 5,628 50 Glenbard Township High School District 87 DuPage $66,285,897 13.5% 7,606 51 J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 Cook $66,260,072 36.8% 7,870 52 Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 McHenry $65,689,604 40.1% 6,139 53 Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 Lake $63,309,886 85.6% 2,538 54 Indian Prairie School District 204 DuPage $61,350,655 6.5% 25,781 55 Proviso Township High School District 209 Cook $61,292,029 25.5% 4,125 56 Reavis Township High School District 220 Cook $59,190,000 58.5% 1,893 57 Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 DuPage $58,065,065 27.4% 3,531 58 Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 St. Clair $57,351,079 97.8% 4,177 59 McLean County Unit School District 5 McLean $57,136,138 14.3% 12,357 60 Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 Boone $55,754,905 35.3% 7,407 61 Winnetka School District 36 Cook $54,417,468 45.6% 1,710 62 Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 Kane $54,314,060 36.1% 3,881 63 Burbank School District 111 Cook $54,235,000 71.6% 3,161 64 Highland Community Unit School District 5 Madison $51,667,484 70.5% 2,761 65 Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 Sangamon $51,243,032 139.4% 1,441 66 Villa Park School District 45 DuPage $50,840,000 54.9% 3,139 67 Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 Lake $50,513,367 42.2% 2,241 68 Belleville Township High School District 201 St. Clair $50,292,863 36.5% 4,676 69 Bremen Community High School District 228 Cook $50,000,000 39% 4,854 70 Rochester Community Unit School District 3A Sangamon $49,550,000 111.5% 2,031 71 Jacksonville School District 117 Morgan $48,709,223 72.1% 3,094 72 LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 LaSalle $48,496,607 102.7% 1,167 73 Chicago Heights School District 170 Cook $48,300,000 216.8% 2,603 74 Alton Community Unit School District 11 Madison $47,555,240 37.3% 5,580 75 Cicero School District 99 Cook $46,889,358 62.5% 8,555 76 Schiller Park School District 81 Cook $46,297,353 134.7% 1,350 77 East Maine School District 63 Cook $45,849,510 45.3% 3,623 78 Hall High School District 502 Bureau $45,124,588 389.4% 407 79 DuPage High School District 88 DuPage $44,795,000 17.4% 3,715 80 Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 Kendall $44,670,000 25.2% 7,032 81 Freeport School District 145 Stephenson $44,619,920 83.8% 3,512 82 Rock Island School District 41 Rock Island $43,947,608 45.2% 6,124 83 Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 Grundy $43,839,480 47.3% 4,418 84 Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 McHenry $43,221,464 62.5% 1,668 85 Bloomington School District 87 McLean $42,930,000 31% 4,610 86 Community Unit School District 200 DuPage $41,334,334 7.7% 11,488 87 East Prairie School District 73 Cook $40,230,000 200.7% 524 88 Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Cook $40,170,052 24.6% 5,540 89 Matteson Elementary School District 162 Cook $39,486,806 111.9% 2,335 90 Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 Lake $39,156,680 14.3% 4,573 91 Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 Macon $38,837,000 107.9% 1,166 92 Skokie School District 69 Cook $38,560,011 98.8% 1,819 93 Bensenville School District 2 DuPage $38,531,000 67.2% 2,022 94 Fenton Community High School District 100 DuPage $38,310,000 36% 1,371 95 Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 Cook $37,952,442 51% 1,239 96 Argo Community High School District 217 Cook $37,210,000 51.7% 1,771 97 East Richland Community Unit School District 1 Richland $37,110,000 85.6% 2,166 98 McHenry Community High School District 156 McHenry $37,070,258 34.9% 2,177 99 Plano Community Unit School District 88 Kendall $36,954,545 76.5% 2,419 100 Northfield Township High School District 225 Cook $36,580,000 7.1% 5,030