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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Report: Scott Morgan spent $11,634 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Scott Morgan Community Unit School District 2 is up 19.4 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 Scott County school district spent $9,740 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,634 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 247 to 226.

Scott Morgan's spending in 2017-18 was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Scott Morgan Community Unit School District 2 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,74049.843.66.5
2014-15$10,08247.047.15.8
2015-16$10,49451.241.87.1
2016-17$11,18052.339.08.7
2017-18$11,63455.238.16.7

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