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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Report: Pleasant Hill spent $8,862 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Pleasant Hill School District 69 is up 10.1 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Peoria County school district spent $8,052 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,862 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 251 to 224.

Pleasant Hill's spending in 2017-18 was 33.6 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Pleasant Hill School District 69 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,05223.762.913.4
2014-15$8,09521.364.713.9
2015-16$8,56423.463.712.8
2016-17$8,60621.464.314.4
2017-18$8,86123.863.612.7

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