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Report: Marengo-Union Elementary spent $9,603 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Marengo-Union Elementary Community School District 165 is up 12.6 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 Mchenry County school district spent $8,527 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,603 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1102 to 1016.

Marengo-Union Elementary's spending in 2017-18 was 28 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Marengo-Union Elementary Community School District 165 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,52773.119.17.8
2014-15$9,11772.419.77.9
2015-16$9,32275.516.97.6
2016-17$9,43773.319.77.0
2017-18$9,60274.418.57.1

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