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School Spending — 2025i

Source

How your school districts spend money and where revenue comes from. Most funding comes from local property taxes (39.6%).

Decatur SD 61Unit District · 7,740 students · $169.2M total budget

This district spends $22K per student to operate, of which $9K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$22K/student

Instruction i

$9K/student

Revenue i

$21K/student
28.1% Local
8% Other Local
42% State
22% Federal
Mt Zion CUSD 3Unit District · 2,400 students · $31.0M total budget

This district spends $12K per student to operate, of which $7K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$12K/student

Instruction i

$7K/student

Revenue i

$13K/student
45.7% Local
11.3% Other Local
36.1% State
6.9% Federal
Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2Unit District · 1,179 students · $22.7M total budget

This district spends $13K per student to operate, of which $6K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$13K/student

Instruction i

$6K/student

Revenue i

$16K/student
60.2% Local
20.2% Other Local
14.4% State
5.3% Federal
Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11Unit District · 1,001 students · $13.1M total budget

This district spends $11K per student to operate, of which $6K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$11K/student

Instruction i

$6K/student

Revenue i

$15K/student
54.4% Local
16.5% Other Local
21.1% State
8% Federal
Meridian CUSD 15Unit District · 916 students · $12.4M total budget

This district spends $12K per student to operate, of which $7K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$12K/student

Instruction i

$7K/student

Revenue i

$15K/student
44.5% Local
11.8% Other Local
34.6% State
9% Federal
Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1Unit District · 865 students · $13.3M total budget

This district spends $13K per student to operate, of which $8K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$13K/student

Instruction i

$8K/student

Revenue i

$15K/student
52.7% Local
9.3% Other Local
28.8% State
9.2% Federal
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9Unit District · 616 students · $10.3M total budget

This district spends $16K per student to operate, of which $9K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$16K/student

Instruction i

$9K/student

Revenue i

$17K/student
61.8% Local
8.7% Other Local
22.7% State
6.8% Federal
Cerro Gordo CUSD 100Unit District · 454 students · $7.8M total budget

This district spends $14K per student to operate, of which $7K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$14K/student

Instruction i

$7K/student

Revenue i

$18K/student
53.5% Local
8.1% Other Local
24.4% State
14% Federal