Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 had $24.1 million in long-term school debt as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education .

Based on the school district's enrollment of 4,579 students in the 2023-24 school year, that debt amounts to approximately $526,425 per student.

White students made up the largest share of the student body at 75.3% (3,449), followed by multiracial students at 7.6% as the second-largest group, with 348 students.

The school district, located in Sangamon County, ranked 153rd among Illinois school districts based on the total outstanding debt in the 2023-24 school year. That represents 18.6% of the district's borrowing capacity, which is determined by its Equalized Assessed Value (EAV), the taxable property value that sets le

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