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Report: Gifford spent $9,531 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 is up 17.1 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 Champaign County school district spent $8,137 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,531 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 215 to 202.

Gifford's spending in 2017-18 was 28.5 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,13766.728.35.0
2014-15$8,42470.224.65.1
2015-16$10,09473.521.64.9
2016-17$8,83275.916.47.7
2017-18$9,53179.816.63.6

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