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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Report: Sangamon Valley spent $9,986 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Macon County school district spent $9,121 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $9,986 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 763 to 710.

Sangamon Valley's spending in 2016-17 was 23 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,12163.532.83.7
2013-14$9,61563.932.33.8
2014-15$10,28465.830.73.5
2015-16$10,06470.824.54.7
2016-17$9,98672.823.63.6

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