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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Report: Ridgeview School District spent $11,001 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 was up 1.3 percent from five years ago, according to the McLean County Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Mclean County school district spent $10,855 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,001 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 609 to 591 students over the same period.

Ridgeview's spending in 2019-20 was 24.1 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$10,85583.311.35.3
2016-17$10,78183.410.46.2
2017-18$11,95383.49.47.2
2018-19$10,69480.612.76.6
2019-20$11,00181.211.96.9

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