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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Report: East Peoria spent $15,981 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at East Peoria Community High School District 309 is up 18.3 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 Tazewell County school district spent $13,511 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $15,981 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1100 to 988.

East Peoria's spending in 2017-18 was 19.8 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

East Peoria Community High School District 309 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$13,51179.117.23.6
2014-15$14,35579.416.44.2
2015-16$15,04784.110.94.9
2016-17$16,19882.911.85.4
2017-18$15,98184.610.64.9

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