The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Henderson County school district spent $8,859 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $9,344 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 863 to 831.
West Central's spending in 2016-17 was 28 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
West Central Community Unit School District 235 student spending 5-year trend
| Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $8,859 | 46.4 | 45.7 | 8.0 |
| 2013-14 | $9,164 | 47.4 | 45.9 | 6.8 |
| 2014-15 | $9,252 | 56.3 | 36.6 | 7.1 |
| 2015-16 | $9,168 | 63.3 | 30.0 | 6.7 |
| 2016-17 | $9,344 | 66.9 | 27.3 | 5.8 |
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.
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