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Friday, October 24, 2025

How has spending changed at Brown County CUSD 1?

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Brown County Community Unit School District 1 increased per-student spending 37.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.

Spending and revenue data obtained for this analysis comes from the Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network (ILEARN), which is part of the Illinois State Board of Education and collects data annually on school district financials.

Adjusting for inflation, the district's total spending went up 27 percent over the last 10 years.

Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$6,806,639
$7,963,768
692.36
$11,502.35
2009
$7,044,758
$8,242,367
694.88
$11,861.57
2010
$7,571,695
$8,631,732
680.58
$12,682.91
2011
$7,585,413
$8,571,517
668.54
$12,821.25
2012
$7,929,486
$8,643,140
664.82
$13,000.72
2013
$7,646,715
$8,258,452
654.5
$12,617.96
2014
$7,438,054
$7,884,337
649.46
$12,139.83
2015
$10,630,186
$11,267,997
670.35
$16,809.13
2016
$8,635,789
$9,067,578
657.7
$13,786.80
2017
$9,914,825
$10,113,122
640.6
$15,786.95
Total
$81,203,560
$88,644,010
6,673.790000000001
$133,009.47
10-year change (%)
45.7
27
-7.5
37.2
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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