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Peoria Unified financial briefing shows high instructional share, reserves and AAA credit rating
Summary
Business services told the board the district spends a higher share on instruction than the state average, maintains healthy reserves and has an AAA bond rating; staff flagged declining enrollment and ongoing monitoring of efficiency.
Peoria Unified’s business services director, Marcy Rodriguez, presented a financial transparency briefing to the governing board on Sept. 25 showing the district places a large share of its spending toward classroom instruction and maintains strong credit and audits.
Rodriguez told trustees that instruction (teachers, instructional supplies, athletics categorized as instruction) accounted for about 57.2% of district spending in the 2023–24 reporting year —…
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