Report: Riverton spent $8,314 per student in 2017-18

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Report: Riverton spent $8,314 per student in 2017-18

by Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Spending per pupil at Riverton Community Unit School District 14 is down 8.9 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 Sangamon County school district spent $9,128 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,314 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1390 to 1387.

Riverton's spending in 2017-18 was 37.7 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Riverton Community Unit School District 14 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupil

Local spending (%)

State spending (%)

Federal spending (%)

2013-14

$9,128

44.6

47.5

7.9

2014-15

$8,055

29.5

65.8

4.7

2015-16

$8,030

44.8

44.3

11.0

2016-17

$8,177

45.9

44.8

9.3

2017-18

$8,314

45.1

44.7

10.2

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