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Fiscal Year 2024 Debt Report: Shelby County districts ranked by debt burden vs. property value
School districts in Shelby County carried over $9.4 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 14.7% of their legal borrowing capacity.
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Edgar County schools held over $13 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024
Paris-Union School District 95 used the largest share of its debt limit in Edgar County during fiscal year 2024, at 6.2% of its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV).
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Cumberland County schools held over $10.8 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024
School districts in Cumberland County carried over $10.8 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 34.9% of their legal borrowing capacity.
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Debt-to-EAV ratios reveal borrowing levels across Clark County school districts
Marshall Community Unit School District 2C used the largest share of its debt limit in Clark County during fiscal year 2024, at 6% of its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV).
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Debt-to-EAV ratios reveal borrowing levels across Clay County school districts
School districts in Clay County carried over $18.9 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 61.3% of their legal borrowing capacity.
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Coles County districts used up to 20% of borrowing capacity in fiscal year 2024
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 used the largest share of its debt limit in Coles County during fiscal year 2024, at 3.4% of its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV).
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Crawford County districts used up to 24% of borrowing capacity in fiscal year 2024
School districts in Crawford County carried over $15.4 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 24% of their legal borrowing capacity.
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Douglas County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024
Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 used the largest share of its debt limit in Douglas County during fiscal year 2024, at 10.6% of its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV).
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Effingham County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024
School districts in Effingham County carried over $41 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 27.8% of their legal borrowing capacity.
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Illinois: Windsor Community Unit School District 1 owed $115,447 in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024
Windsor Community Unit School District 1 had the lowest outstanding school debt among Shelby County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Edgar County Community Unit School District 6 taxpayers faced $266,000 in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024
Edgar County Community Unit School District 6's outstanding school debt reached $266,000 as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $96,376.8 per student.
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Kansas Community Unit School District 3 taxpayers faced $276,094 in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024
Kansas Community Unit School District 3 had the second lowest outstanding school debt among Edgar County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Discipline Report: Suspensions and expulsions in Richland County schools totaled 207 solely in 2023-24 school year
There were 207 incidents of students being suspended or expelled in Richland County schools solely during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
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Douglas County students suspended 205 times during 2023-24 school year
There were 205 incidents of students being suspended in Douglas County schools solely during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
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Outstanding debt in Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 reached $437,100 in fiscal year 2024
Beecher City Community Unit School District 20's outstanding school debt reached $437,100 as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $120,746 per student.
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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Jasper County schools during 2023-24 school year?
There were 202 incidents of students being suspended or expelled in Jasper County schools solely during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
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Outstanding debt in Palestine Community Unit School District 3 reached $478,000 in fiscal year 2024
Palestine Community Unit School District 3 had the lowest outstanding school debt among Crawford County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Students suspended 118 times in 2023-24 school year in Crawford County
There were 118 incidents of students being suspended in Crawford County schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
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Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5A had $965,000 in outstanding debt as of fiscal year 2024
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5A's outstanding school debt reached $965,000 as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $232,530 per student.
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Arthur Community Unit School District 305 had $1.3 million in outstanding debt as of fiscal year 2024
Arthur Community Unit School District 305 had the lowest outstanding school debt among Douglas County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.