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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Report: Ridgeview spent $11,954 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 is up 9.3 percent from five years ago, according to a McLean County Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Mclean County school district spent $10,940 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,954 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 587 to 590.

Ridgeview's spending in 2017-18 was 10.4 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,94082.314.23.4
2014-15$11,22582.512.94.6
2015-16$10,85583.311.35.3
2016-17$10,78183.410.46.2
2017-18$11,95383.49.47.2

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