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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Report: Maroa Forsyth School District spent $9,430 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 was up 1.8 percent from five years ago, according to the Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Macon County school district spent $9,266 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,430 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,236 to 1,198 students over the same period.

Maroa Forsyth's spending in 2019-20 was 34.9 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$9,26684.412.82.8
2016-17$8,5128314.22.7
2017-18$8,44783.513.53
2018-19$8,7658215.72.2
2019-20$9,42980.815.93.2

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