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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Report: Dunlap spent $8,471 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 is down 5 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Peoria County school district spent $8,947 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $8,471 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 4109 to 4565.

Dunlap's spending in 2016-17 was 35 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$8,94789.97.22.9
2013-14$9,11288.08.53.4
2014-15$9,30586.810.22.9
2015-16$8,41789.58.02.5
2016-17$8,47188.78.92.5

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