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Report: Which school districts spend the least per student?

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Carthage Elementary School District 317 and Beardstown Community Unified School District 15 are among those in Illinois spending the least per student, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.

On average, Illinois school districts spent $20,826 per student for 2016-17, the Illinois State Board of Education report said.

Lowest district spending per student

Rank
District
County
Total spending per pupil
Local revenue (%)
State revenue (%)
Federal revenue (%)
1
Earlville Community Unit School District 9
Lasalle
$8,372.00
66.4%
23.3%
10.2%
2
Germantown School District 60
Clinton
$10,060.00
57.8%
39.1%
3.1%
3
Breese Elementary School District 12
Clinton
$10,173.00
64.7%
27.9%
7.4%
4
Bartelso School District 57
Clinton
$10,274.00
66.3%
29.3%
4.4%
5
Central City School District 133
Marion
$10,708.00
23.7%
60.4%
15.8%
6
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4
Christian
$10,867.00
70.4%
24.1%
5.5%
7
Carterville Community Unit School District 5
Williamson
$10,946.00
51.7%
42.7%
5.6%
8
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99
Jefferson
$11,007.00
32.5%
56.7%
10.8%
9
Aviston School District 21
Clinton
$11,166.00
54.1%
42.1%
3.9%
10
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258
Kankakee
$11,205.00
60.9%
33.6%
5.5%
11
Albers School District 63
Clinton
$11,391.00
57.1%
38.9%
4.0%
12
Bartonville School District 66
Peoria
$11,412.00
64.6%
25.6%
9.8%
13
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1
Woodford
$11,486.00
67.9%
27.5%
4.6%
14
Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16
Union
$11,642.00
40.9%
48.7%
10.5%
15
Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Williamson
$11,724.00
44.8%
45.8%
9.4%
16
Washington School District 52
Tazewell
$11,755.00
57.7%
38.7%
3.7%
17
Pleasant Valley School District 62
Peoria
$11,765.00
29.0%
55.4%
15.6%
18
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Christian
$11,884.00
52.7%
39.8%
7.5%
19
Monroe School District 70
Peoria
$11,968.00
69.3%
25.8%
4.8%
20
County Of Union School District 43
Union
$11,974.00
26.8%
61.3%
11.8%
21
Central School District 51
Tazewell
$11,984.00
73.4%
23.4%
3.2%
22
Colona School District 190
Henry
$12,057.00
44.7%
44.3%
11.0%
23
North Mac Community Unit School District 34
Macoupin
$12,126.00
47.2%
44.0%
8.8%
24
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Lawrence
$12,134.00
35.0%
56.5%
8.5%
25
Bradford Community Unified School District 1
Stark
$12,225.00
80.6%
14.4%
5.0%
26
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Williamson
$12,235.00
60.5%
30.9%
8.6%
27
Carlinville Cusd #1
Macoupin
$12,241.00
54.0%
39.9%
6.1%
28
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2
Woodford
$12,277.00
69.5%
23.9%
6.6%
29
Staunton Community Unit School District 6
Macoupin
$12,277.00
43.3%
47.0%
9.8%
30
Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
Clark
$12,345.00
39.2%
53.1%
7.8%
31
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Cumberland
$12,372.00
52.7%
40.8%
6.4%
32
Carthage Elementary School District 317
Hancock
$12,410.00
62.3%
31.6%
6.1%
33
Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10
Marion
$12,434.00
57.2%
35.1%
7.8%
34
Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3
Macon
$12,456.00
64.8%
32.6%
2.7%
35
Payson Community Unit School District 1
Adams
$12,460.00
49.8%
41.7%
8.4%
36
Norwood Elementary School District 63
Peoria
$12,472.00
44.6%
48.3%
7.1%
37
Mcclellan Community Consolidated School District 12
Jefferson
$12,492.00
51.4%
44.1%
4.5%
38
Germantown Hills School District 69
Woodford
$12,513.00
69.1%
26.7%
4.2%
39
Manhattan School District 114
Will
$12,516.00
72.9%
23.7%
3.5%
40
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169
Champaign
$12,555.00
62.5%
35.0%
2.5%
41
North Wamac School District 186
Clinton
$12,576.00
26.8%
59.8%
13.4%
42
Johnston City Community Unit School District 1
Williamson
$12,587.00
44.1%
47.7%
8.1%
43
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Effingham
$12,609.00
57.9%
37.8%
4.3%
44
North Clay Community Unit School District 25
Clay
$12,617.00
35.1%
57.8%
7.1%
45
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5a
Shelby
$12,646.00
55.3%
38.9%
5.8%
46
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22
Montgomery
$12,662.00
43.5%
50.3%
6.2%
47
O'fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. Clair
$12,671.00
69.7%
24.1%
6.3%
48
Anna Community School District No. 37 Board Of Education
Union
$12,788.00
36.7%
54.4%
8.8%
49
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30
St. Clair
$12,794.00
59.7%
30.8%
9.5%
50
Beardstown Community Unified School District 15
Cass
$12,812.00
28.8%
60.9%
10.2%
51
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Effingham
$12,855.00
67.8%
25.9%
6.3%
52
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2
Jefferson
$12,879.00
30.8%
60.7%
8.5%
53
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Hardin
$12,883.00
23.8%
62.5%
13.7%
54
Field Community Consolidated School District 3
Jefferson
$12,903.00
28.8%
64.5%
6.7%
55
Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302
Douglas
$12,910.00
53.1%
41.6%
5.2%
56
Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
Cumberland
$12,915.00
38.0%
54.4%
7.6%
57
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Clay
$12,929.00
37.0%
56.1%
7.0%
58
Herrin Community Unit School District 4
Williamson
$12,934.00
39.7%
52.4%
7.9%
59
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6
Jefferson
$12,961.00
29.0%
53.5%
17.5%
60
Forest Ridge School District 142
Cook
$12,970.00
66.5%
27.4%
6.2%
61
Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4
Monroe
$12,989.00
79.1%
17.1%
3.8%
62
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Edwards
$12,992.00
38.2%
56.4%
5.4%
63
Bluford Unit School District 318
Jefferson
$13,016.00
36.9%
56.3%
6.8%
64
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
Moultrie
$13,025.00
52.8%
39.2%
8.1%
65
Potomac Community Unit School District 10
Vermilion
$13,030.00
47.6%
45.8%
6.5%
66
Norris City Omaha Enfield Community Unit School District 3
White
$13,067.00
33.8%
59.1%
7.2%
67
Ashley Elementary School
Washington
$13,069.00
44.6%
41.0%
14.3%
68
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Henry
$13,071.00
71.8%
24.8%
3.4%
69
Big Hollow School District 38
Lake
$13,081.00
72.6%
24.1%
3.3%
70
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Peoria
$13,146.00
78.8%
17.1%
4.1%
71
Abingdon Avon Community Unit School District 276
Knox
$13,165.00
55.8%
39.0%
5.2%
72
South Fork School District 14
Christian
$13,166.00
33.9%
55.7%
10.4%
73
Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
Franklin
$13,176.00
33.5%
55.1%
11.4%
74
Monmouth Roseville Community Unit School District 238
Warren
$13,181.00
41.3%
49.4%
9.4%
75
Rockton School District 140
Winnebago
$13,187.00
63.6%
31.7%
4.7%
76
Shiloh Village School District 85
St. Clair
$13,205.00
59.1%
34.4%
6.5%
77
Salem School District 111
Marion
$13,212.00
32.4%
54.9%
12.7%
78
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8
Macoupin
$13,225.00
40.8%
51.6%
7.6%
79
Westville Community Unit School District 2
Vermilion
$13,250.00
25.1%
65.6%
9.3%
80
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
Peoria
$13,260.00
70.3%
26.8%
2.9%
81
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Peoria
$13,284.00
88.7%
8.9%
2.5%
82
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
St. Clair
$13,289.00
71.7%
21.6%
6.7%
83
Vienna Elementary School District 55
Johnson
$13,296.00
35.1%
54.5%
10.4%
84
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61
Logan
$13,302.00
81.8%
11.1%
7.1%
85
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Knox
$13,323.00
54.7%
41.2%
4.2%
86
Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316
Peoria
$13,333.00
85.8%
8.8%
5.4%
87
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138
Randolph
$13,337.00
53.9%
39.1%
7.1%
88
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Wabash
$13,351.00
46.3%
46.2%
7.5%
89
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
Macon
$13,366.00
83.0%
14.2%
2.7%
90
Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
Piatt
$13,387.00
67.6%
27.2%
5.3%
91
Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
Effingham
$13,411.00
42.4%
51.6%
6.0%
92
Summersville School District 79
Jefferson
$13,423.00
38.4%
52.4%
9.2%
93
Central Community Unit School District 3
Adams
$13,454.00
45.5%
46.3%
8.1%
94
Rochester Community Unit School District 3a
Sangamon
$13,466.00
62.0%
32.3%
5.7%
95
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81
Union
$13,472.00
58.0%
36.0%
6.0%
96
High Mount School District 116
St. Clair
$13,475.00
44.8%
41.8%
13.4%
97
Athens Community Unified School District 213
Menard
$13,478.00
60.8%
35.3%
3.9%
98
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99
Bureau
$13,479.00
37.3%
55.3%
7.4%
99
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Franklin
$13,482.00
33.9%
54.2%
11.9%
100
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17
Wabash
$13,514.00
39.6%
50.7%
9.6%


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