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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Report: Argenta-Oreana spent $8,174 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 is up 1.1 percent from five years ago, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Macon County school district spent $8,082 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,174 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1055 to 964.

Argenta-Oreana's spending in 2017-18 was 38.7 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,08266.030.63.4
2014-15$7,88668.028.63.4
2015-16$8,41570.525.44.2
2016-17$8,46269.726.24.1
2017-18$8,17365.331.13.6

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