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Report: Waverly spent $11,752 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Waverly Community Unit School District 6 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 $9,677 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $11,752 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 406 to 364.

Waverly's spending in 2016-17 was 9 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Waverly Community Unit School District 6 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,67754.633.412.0
2013-14$10,16764.930.25.0
2014-15$10,49164.529.75.8
2015-16$11,00171.324.24.5
2016-17$11,75270.025.14.9

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