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Sunday, July 13, 2025

How has spending changed at Brussels CUSD 42?

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Brussels Community Unit School District 42 increased per-student spending 2.2 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 down 15.9 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
$1,673,952
$1,958,524
150.1
$13,048.13
2009
$1,598,300
$1,870,011
146.66
$12,750.65
2010
$1,572,911
$1,793,119
145.75
$12,302.70
2011
$1,535,623
$1,735,254
131.23
$13,223
2012
$1,519,831
$1,656,616
118.18
$14,017.74
2013
$1,538,431
$1,661,505
115.64
$14,367.91
2014
$1,570,504
$1,664,734
123.18
$13,514.65
2015
$1,561,758
$1,655,463
125.51
$13,189.89
2016
$1,609,774
$1,690,263
118.79
$14,229
2017
$1,614,728
$1,647,023
123.47
$13,339.46
Total
$15,795,812
$17,332,512
1,298.51
$133,983.12
10-year change (%)
-3.5
-15.9
-17.7
2.2
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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