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Report: Hall spent $17,946 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Hall Township High School District 502 is up 19.3 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 $15,049 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $17,946 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 397 to 438.

Hall's spending in 2017-18 was 34.6 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Hall Township High School District 502 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$15,04972.025.72.4
2014-15$14,67174.722.03.3
2015-16$25,12881.316.22.4
2016-17$19,59380.716.52.8
2017-18$17,94677.319.92.8

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