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Report: Princeton spent $9,047 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Princeton Elementary School District 115 is up 3.8 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 Bureau County school district spent $8,713 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,047 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 1077 to 1172.

Princeton's spending in 2017-18 was 32.2 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Princeton Elementary School District 115 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,71365.528.26.4
2014-15$8,84665.728.16.2
2015-16$8,68667.725.27.1
2016-17$9,03869.923.66.5
2017-18$9,04771.420.38.3

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