Peoria Standard

Spending per pupil at South Pekin School District 137 was up 32.1 percent from five years ago, according to the Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Tazewell County school district spent $7,880 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,406 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 247 to 200 students over the same period.

South Pekin's spending in 2019-20 was 28.2 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

	Total spending per pupil	Local spending (%)	State spending (%)	Federal spending (%)
2015-16	$7,880	27	57.9	15.1
2016-17	$8,818	24.4	62.4	13.3
2017-18	$9,904	25.5	62.8	11.6
2018-19	$10,359	23.4	64.2	12.4
2019-20	$10,405	22.2	64	13.9