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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Report: Illini Bluffs School District spent $8,847 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 was up 0.9 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 Peoria County school district spent $8,770 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $8,847 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 961 to 914 students over the same period.

Illini Bluffs's spending in 2019-20 was 39 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$8,7708016.43.7
2016-17$8,63478.817.14.1
2017-18$9,23981.9153.1
2018-19$9,93178.318.92.9
2019-20$8,84781.316.12.6

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