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Report: Fox River Grove spent $12,934 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Fox River Grove School District 3 is up 12.2 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 Mchenry County school district spent $11,527 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,934 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 512 to 416.

Fox River Grove's spending in 2017-18 was 3 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Fox River Grove School District 3 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$11,52787.19.03.9
2014-15$11,72385.311.03.7
2015-16$11,98085.611.23.1
2016-17$12,50081.815.13.2
2017-18$12,93382.614.72.6

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