Dance & Fine Arts Schools in Illinois by County (2023)
Fine arts schools — dance, music, drama and art schools with paid staff — in 25 Illinois counties, from Census County Business Patterns 2023.
644
schools statewide
5,755
employees
5.1
per 100,000 residents
| County | Schools | Employees | Per 100k | Avg. pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 299 | 2,954 | 5.8 | $25,398 |
| DuPage County | 80 | 647 | 8.5 | $21,000 |
| Lake County | 48 | 349 | 6.7 | $22,218 |
| Will County | 38 | 334 | 5.4 | $16,317 |
| Kane County | 37 | 244 | 7.1 | $17,717 |
| McHenry County | 14 | 119 | 4.4 | $14,597 |
| Champaign County | 9 | 96 | 4.2 | $10,708 |
| Winnebago County | 8 | 90 | 2.8 | $11,978 |
| Kendall County | 7 | 83 | 4.9 | $14,843 |
| McLean County | 7 | 50 | 4.1 | $8,340 |
| Madison County | 7 | 65 | 2.7 | $7,738 |
| Rock Island County | 7 | 19 | 4.9 | $19,263 |
| Tazewell County | 7 | 34 | 5.4 | $11,882 |
| Grundy County | 6 | 40 | 11.1 | $11,250 |
| Peoria County | 5 | 59 | 2.8 | $10,136 |
| St. Clair County | 5 | 44 | 2.0 | $4,386 |
| Sangamon County | 5 | 40 | 2.6 | $10,300 |
| LaSalle County | 4 | 32 | 3.7 | $7,000 |
| Macon County | 4 | 33 | 4.0 | $8,394 |
| Williamson County | 4 | 39 | 6.0 | $7,026 |
| Adams County | 3 | 27 | 4.7 | $5,556 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 17 | 3.0 | $9,941 |
| Jersey County | 3 | 17 | 14.2 | $4,353 |
| Kankakee County | 3 | 51 | 2.8 | $7,510 |
| Knox County | 3 | 12 | 6.2 | $9,083 |
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 611610. Counties with no establishments with paid employees are not shown.