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Report: Warsaw spent $8,103 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 is down 13 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 Hancock County school district spent $9,354 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $8,103 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 460 to 427.

Warsaw's spending in 2016-17 was 38 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,35444.550.15.4
2013-14$9,80537.255.57.3
2014-15$9,70245.349.15.6
2015-16$9,15250.743.45.9
2016-17$8,10354.640.84.6

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