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Galesburg Reporter

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Report: United spent $10,472 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at United Community Unit School District 304 is up 14.6 percent from five years ago, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Warren County school district spent $9,134 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,472 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 964 to 956.

United's spending in 2017-18 was 21.5 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

United Community Unit School District 304 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,13460.433.95.8
2014-15$9,66669.025.95.0
2015-16$9,79573.720.65.6
2016-17$10,17976.118.55.4
2017-18$10,47276.718.35.0

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