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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Report: Argenta-Oreana School District spent $9,636 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 was up 14.5 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 $8,415 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,636 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,004 to 948 students over the same period.

Argenta-Oreana's spending in 2019-20 was 33.5 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$8,41570.525.44.2
2016-17$8,46269.726.24.1
2017-18$8,17365.331.13.6
2018-19$9,09565.729.54.9
2019-20$9,63567.227.65.1

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