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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Report: Warsaw spent $8,190 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 is down 16.5 percent from five years ago, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Hancock County school district spent $9,805 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,190 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 429 to 416.

Warsaw's spending in 2017-18 was 38.6 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
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
2017-18$8,19055.237.27.6

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