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Monday, August 4, 2025

How has spending changed at CUSD 300?

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Algonquin Community Unit School District 300 decreased per-student spending 16.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kane County Reporter 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 down 10.7 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
$257,792,636
$301,617,384
17,886.49
$16,862.86
2009
$251,078,470
$293,761,810
18,781.41
$15,641.09
2010
$234,064,558
$266,833,596
18,098.66
$14,743.28
2011
$214,864,704
$242,797,116
18,330.74
$13,245.35
2012
$224,355,348
$244,547,329
18,558.89
$13,176.83
2013
$221,939,997
$239,695,197
18,565.81
$12,910.57
2014
$229,861,263
$243,652,939
18,812.0
$12,952
2015
$251,438,469
$266,524,777
18,634.53
$14,302.74
2016
$345,978,914
$363,277,860
19,010.47
$19,109.36
2017
$264,150,869
$269,433,886
19,186.39
$14,042.97
Total
$2,495,525,228
$2,732,141,894
185,865.39
$146,987.05
10-year change (%)
2.5
-10.7
7.3
-16.7
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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