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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

How has spending changed at Peru ESD 124?

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Peru Elementary School District 124 increased per-student spending 14.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Illinois Valley Times 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 up 3.1 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
$9,101,822
$10,649,132
894.32
$11,907.52
2009
$21,846,650
$25,560,581
908.98
$28,120.07
2010
$15,530,488
$17,704,756
907.05
$19,519.05
2011
$10,954,357
$12,378,423
932.26
$13,277.87
2012
$11,780,332
$12,840,562
883.58
$14,532.43
2013
$11,051,654
$11,935,786
847.44
$14,084.52
2014
$11,175,766
$11,846,312
852.11
$13,902.33
2015
$17,941,295
$19,017,773
889.2
$21,387.51
2016
$16,015,333
$16,816,100
881.42
$19,078.42
2017
$10,762,040
$10,977,281
803.97
$13,653.84
Total
$136,159,737
$149,726,706
8,800.33
$169,463.56
10-year change (%)
18.2
3.1
-10.1
14.7
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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