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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Report: Waverly spent $11,781 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Waverly Community Unit School District 6 is up 15.9 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 Morgan County school district spent $10,167 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,781 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 396 to 375.

Waverly's spending in 2017-18 was 11.7 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Waverly Community Unit School District 6 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
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
2017-18$11,78171.823.05.1

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