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Report: Prairie Central spent $10,761 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 is up 11.2 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 Livingston County school district spent $9,674 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,761 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2144 to 1905.

Prairie Central's spending in 2017-18 was 19.3 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,67459.934.45.7
2014-15$9,78161.333.05.6
2015-16$10,50264.929.45.7
2016-17$11,22563.830.45.8
2017-18$10,76164.630.15.2

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