The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Macon County school district spent $8,016 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $8,851 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1109 to 992.
Meridian's spending in 2016-17 was 32 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Meridian Community Unit School District 15 student spending 5-year trend
| Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $8,016 | 55.4 | 41.1 | 3.5 |
| 2013-14 | $8,461 | 56.1 | 40.7 | 3.3 |
| 2014-15 | $8,837 | 41.8 | 56.0 | 2.2 |
| 2015-16 | $9,176 | 17.8 | 80.9 | 1.3 |
| 2016-17 | $8,851 | 62.0 | 34.0 | 4.0 |
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.
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