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Report: Grant Park spent $9,710 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 is up 3.6 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 Kankakee County school district spent $9,373 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,710 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 513 to 495.

Grant Park's spending in 2017-18 was 27.2 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,37375.918.75.4
2014-15$10,52977.517.55.0
2015-16$10,06181.114.34.7
2016-17$9,71280.614.74.8
2017-18$9,70981.713.54.8

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