The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Logan County school district spent $10,241 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,606 in 2017-18.
The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 265 to 288.
Chester-East Lincoln's spending in 2017-18 was 35.5 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2013-14 | $10,241 | 73.9 | 20.5 | 5.7 |
2014-15 | $9,366 | 71.6 | 23.6 | 4.8 |
2015-16 | $8,903 | 79.5 | 13.4 | 7.2 |
2016-17 | $8,274 | 81.8 | 11.1 | 7.1 |
2017-18 | $8,606 | 81.1 | 11.5 | 7.3 |