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Report: Georgetown-Ridge Farm spent $10,090 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4 is up 4.1 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 Vermilion County school district spent $9,690 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,090 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1086 to 973.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm's spending in 2017-18 was 24.3 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,69034.055.210.7
2014-15$9,44235.155.99.0
2015-16$9,52337.254.68.2
2016-17$9,52336.052.611.3
2017-18$10,08938.251.410.4

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