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Ranking school finances: Which districts are the healthiest in Metro Peoria?

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Lewistown Community Unit School District 97, Astoria Community Unit School District 1 and Pleasant Valley School District 62 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

ISBE started profiling the financial health of the state's school districts in 2003, using experts to evaluate five areas: fund balance to revenue ratio, expenditure to revenue ratio, days cash on hand, percentage of short-term borrowing ability remaining, and percentage of long-term borrowing ability remaining. The results are combined into a score, which corresponds with one of four designations.

Districts that score between 1 and 2.61 are on "financial watch;" between 2.62 and 3.07 "financial warning;" between 3.08 and 3.53 "financial review;" and between 3.54 and 4.00 "financial recognition."

In all, 640 Illinois school districts achieved "financial recognition." Another 147 were under "financial review," 43 were designated "early warning," and 22 were on the "financial watch" list.

Metro Peoria school districts financial health

Rank
District
County
Score
Designation
1
Lewistown Community Unit School District 97
Fulton
4.0
Recognition
2
Astoria Community Unit School District 1
Fulton
4.0
Recognition
3
Hollis Consolidated School District 328
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
4
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
5
Pleasant Hill School District 69
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
6
Bartonville School District 66
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
7
Monroe School District 70
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
8
Pleasant Valley School District 62
Peoria
4.0
Recognition
9
Bradford Community Unified School District 1
Stark
4.0
Recognition
10
Morton Cusd 709
Tazewell
4.0
Recognition
11
Robein School District 85
Tazewell
4.0
Recognition
12
Eureka Community Unit School District 140
Woodford
4.0
Recognition
13
County of Woodford School
Woodford
4.0
Recognition
14
Canton Union School District 66
Fulton
3.9
Recognition
15
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321
Peoria
3.9
Recognition
16
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Peoria
3.9
Recognition
17
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325
Peoria
3.9
Recognition
18
Washington School District 52
Tazewell
3.9
Recognition
19
Washington Chsd 308
Tazewell
3.9
Recognition
20
Fulton County Community Unit School District 3
Fulton
3.8
Recognition
21
Midland Community Unit School District 7
Marshall
3.8
Recognition
22
Havana Community Unit School District 126
Mason
3.8
Recognition
23
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309
Peoria
3.8
Recognition
24
East Peoria School District 86
Tazewell
3.8
Recognition
25
N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102
Tazewell
3.8
Recognition
26
Central School District 51
Tazewell
3.8
Recognition
27
Germantown Hills School District 69
Woodford
3.8
Recognition
28
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
Peoria
3.7
Recognition
29
Tremont Cusd 702
Tazewell
3.7
Recognition
30
Rankin Community School District 98
Tazewell
3.7
Recognition
31
Delavan Cusd 703
Tazewell
3.7
Recognition
32
Roanoke Benson Community Unit School District 60
Woodford
3.7
Recognition
33
V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2
Fulton
3.65
Recognition
34
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Fulton
3.65
Recognition
35
Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5
Marshall
3.65
Recognition
36
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Mason
3.65
Recognition
37
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
Peoria
3.65
Recognition
38
Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316
Peoria
3.65
Recognition
39
STARK COUNTY CUSD #100
Stark
3.65
Recognition
40
Creve Coeur School District 76
Tazewell
3.65
Recognition
41
Princeville Community Unit School District 326
Peoria
3.6
Recognition
42
South Pekin School District 137
Tazewell
3.6
Recognition
43
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191
Mason
3.55
Recognition
44
Limestone Community High School District 310
Peoria
3.55
Recognition
45
Norwood Elementary School District 63
Peoria
3.55
Recognition
46
East Peoria Chsd 309
Tazewell
3.55
Recognition
47
Pekin Consolidated School District 303
Tazewell
3.55
Recognition
48
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21
Woodford
3.55
Recognition
49
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2
Woodford
3.55
Recognition
50
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Woodford
3.55
Recognition
51
Spring Lake Ccsd 606
Tazewell
3.45
Review
52
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Cusd 701
Tazewell
3.45
Review
53
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138
Randolph
3.35
Review
54
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1
Woodford
3.35
Review
55
Peoria School District 150
Peoria
3.15
Review
56
Pekin Psd 108
Tazewell
3.1
Review
57
El Paso Gridley Community Unit School District 11
Woodford
3.0
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ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327Midland Community Unit School District 7Monroe School District 70Eureka Community Unit District 140Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316Limestone Community High School District 310Lewistown Community Unit School District 97 BoardSouth Pekin School District 137Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 BoardRobein School District 85Bartonville School District 66Illini Central Community Unit School District 189East Peoria School District 86 BoardEast Peoria Community High School District 309Washington Community High School District 308Canton Union School District 66Pleasant Hill School District 69Fulton County Community Unit School District 3Stark County Community Unit School District 100Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6Central School District 51Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 BoardHavana Community Unit School District 126 BoardGermantown Hills School District 69Hollis Consolidated School District 328Pekin Consolidated School District 303Morton Community Unit School District 709Pekin Public School District 108Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 BoardAstoria Community Unit School District 1Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1Washington School District 52Bradford Community Unit School District 1 BoardDelavan Community Unit School District 703Pleasant Valley School District 62Dunlap Community Unit School District 323Tremont Community Unit School District 702Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 BoardIllinois Valley Central Unit School District 321Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 BoardCreve Coeur School District 76 BoardSpring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 BoardRankin Community School District 98

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