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Report: West Prairie spent $10,784 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 is up 5 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 Mcdonough County school district spent $10,256 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $10,784 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 656 to 623.

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

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$10,25657.636.06.4
2013-14$10,81758.733.67.7
2014-15$11,19660.032.37.7
2015-16$10,87264.827.08.2
2016-17$10,78466.824.19.1

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