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Report: Forrestville Valley spent $9,731 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 is down 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Ogle County school district spent $10,695 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,731 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 847 to 831.

Forrestville Valley's spending in 2017-18 was 27 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,69564.431.54.1
2014-15$10,53865.531.03.5
2015-16$9,29274.922.03.1
2016-17$9,31868.127.94.0
2017-18$9,73072.624.23.2

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