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Ranking school finances: Which districts are the healthiest in SE Illinois?

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Galatia Community Unit School District 1, New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 and Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2018 finances.

ISBE started profiling the financial health of the state's school districts in 2003, using experts to evaluate five areas: fund-balance-to-revenue ratio, expenditure-to-revenue ratio, days cash on hand, percentage of short-term borrowing ability remaining, and percentage of long-term borrowing ability remaining. The results are combined into a score, which corresponds with one of four designations.

Districts that score between 1 and 2.61 are on "financial watch"; between 2.62 and 3.07 - "financial warning"; between 3.08 and 3.53 - "financial review" and between 3.54 and 4.00 - "financial recognition".

Twelve Illinois school districts fell into the lowest financial strength category.

SE Illinois school districts financial health

Rank
District
County
Score
Designation
1
Galatia Community Unit School District 1
Saline
4.0
Recognition
2
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6
Wayne
4.0
Recognition
3
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
Wayne
4.0
Recognition
4
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Edwards
3.9
Recognition
5
Gallatin County Community Unit School District 7
Gallatin
3.9
Recognition
6
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Hamilton
3.9
Recognition
7
Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2
Saline
3.9
Recognition
8
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
White
3.9
Recognition
9
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
White
3.9
Recognition
10
Grayville Community Unit School District 1
White
3.9
Recognition
11
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
3.8
Recognition
12
Geff Community Consolidated School District 14
Wayne
3.65
Recognition
13
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100
Wayne
3.6
Recognition
14
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Wabash
3.45
Review
15
Fairfield Public School District 112
Wayne
3.45
Review
16
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17
Wabash
3.35
Review
17
Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17
Wayne
3.35
Review
18
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Saline
3.15
Review

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