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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Report: Valley View School District spent $15,584 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Valley View Community Unit School District 365U was up 23 percent from five years ago, according to the Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Will County school district spent $12,669 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $15,584 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 17,020 to 15,964 students over the same period.

Valley View's spending in 2019-20 was 7.5 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$12,66973.919.86.2
2016-17$12,98074.419.26.3
2017-18$13,45573.420.76
2018-19$14,46071.921.86.2
2019-20$15,5837321.35.8

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