The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Sangamon County school district spent $8,280 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $9,213 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2354 to 2282.
Rochester's spending in 2016-17 was 29 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A student spending 5-year trend
| Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $8,280 | 55.9 | 39.0 | 5.1 |
| 2013-14 | $8,438 | 57.6 | 37.2 | 5.4 |
| 2014-15 | $8,347 | 60.2 | 35.2 | 4.5 |
| 2015-16 | $8,393 | 63.0 | 32.0 | 4.9 |
| 2016-17 | $9,213 | 62.0 | 32.3 | 5.7 |
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.
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