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Report: Monticello spent $10,165 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Monticello Community Unit School District 25 is up 15.4 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 Piatt County school district spent $8,807 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,165 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 1606 to 1623.

Monticello's spending in 2017-18 was 23.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
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
2017-18$10,16490.96.13.0

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