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Report: Oakwood spent $8,851 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 is down 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Vermilion County school district spent $9,680 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $8,851 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1051 to 974.

Oakwood's spending in 2016-17 was 32 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,68044.549.46.1
2013-14$10,40044.950.34.9
2014-15$8,75745.249.65.2
2015-16$9,61149.446.24.4
2016-17$8,85149.546.34.2

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