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Fiscal Year 2024 Debt Report: Shelby County districts ranked by debt burden vs. property value

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 13, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 12, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 12, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 10, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 10, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 8, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 7, 2025

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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Family & kids event this week in East Central Illinois : Sept. 7-13

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 7, 2025

Don't miss out on this family & kids event happening in East Central Illinois this week.

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Douglas County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 6, 2025

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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School events this week in East Central Illinois : Sept. 7-13

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 6, 2025

The following school events are scheduled to take place in East Central Illinois this week.

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Effingham County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 5, 2025

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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School events this September in East Central Illinois

By East Central Reporter Reports | Sep 1, 2025

The following events are scheduled to take place in East Central Illinois this month.

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Family & kids event this week in East Central Illinois : Aug. 31 - Sept. 6

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 31, 2025

Don't miss out on this family & kids event happening in East Central Illinois this week.

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Family & kids events this September in East Central Illinois

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 30, 2025

Don't miss out on these family & kids events happening in East Central Illinois this month.

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Illinois: Windsor Community Unit School District 1 owed $115,447 in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 28, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 27, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 26, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 26, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 25, 2025

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | Aug 25, 2025

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.