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Report: Monticello spent $9,573 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Monticello Community Unit School District 25 is up 16 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 Piatt County school district spent $8,245 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $9,573 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1664 to 1564.

Monticello's spending in 2016-17 was 26 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$8,24590.08.21.7
2013-14$8,80789.28.72.2
2014-15$8,93289.58.42.1
2015-16$9,48291.26.62.3
2016-17$9,57390.57.32.1

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