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Report: Meredosia-Chambersburg spent $14,605 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 is up 21 percent from five years ago, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Morgan County school district spent $12,039 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $14,605 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 241 to 206.

Meredosia-Chambersburg's spending in 2016-17 was 13 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$12,03976.616.56.8
2013-14$12,87076.118.45.5
2014-15$13,05178.116.65.3
2015-16$13,48280.111.48.6
2016-17$14,60580.613.65.7

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