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Report: Mahomet-Seymour spent $9,652 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 is up 10.5 percent from five years ago, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Champaign County school district spent $8,737 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,652 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 2980 to 3113.

Mahomet-Seymour's spending in 2017-18 was 27.6 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,73759.434.26.3
2014-15$8,85260.134.25.7
2015-16$8,94062.331.85.9
2016-17$9,10261.633.05.5
2017-18$9,65262.631.85.6

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