Peoria Standard

Spending per pupil at Vit Community Unit School District 2 was down 1.7 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 Fulton County school district spent $10,648 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,462 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 369 to 328 students over the same period.

Vit's spending in 2019-20 was 27.8 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

	Total spending per pupil	Local spending (%)	State spending (%)	Federal spending (%)
2015-16	$10,648	76.1	18.3	5.7
2016-17	$11,158	72.7	22.2	5.1
2017-18	$9,240	72.7	21.2	6.1
2018-19	$9,333	71.8	23.6	4.8
2019-20	$10,462	56.3	30	13.6