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Report: Nauvoo-Colusa spent $12,285 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 is up 20 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 $10,249 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $12,285 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 277 to 244.

Nauvoo-Colusa's spending in 2016-17 was 5 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$10,24963.828.57.6
2013-14$9,64877.218.14.7
2014-15$9,82475.917.36.8
2015-16$10,03281.714.04.4
2016-17$12,28582.413.64.1

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