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Report: Sullivan spent $8,232 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 is down 3 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 Moultrie County school district spent $8,448 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $8,232 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1158 to 1143.

Sullivan's spending in 2016-17 was 37 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$8,44844.648.76.7
2013-14$8,76744.647.28.2
2014-15$8,26545.846.47.8
2015-16$8,56551.340.78.0
2016-17$8,23252.839.28.1

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