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Report: Gallatin County School District spent $10,082 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Gallatin County Community Unit School District 7 was up 13.6 percent from five years ago, according to the Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Gallatin County school district spent $8,877 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,082 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 781 to 705 students over the same period.

Gallatin County's spending in 2019-20 was 30.4 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Gallatin County Community Unit School District 7 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$8,87743.347.69.1
2016-17$8,7464149.89.3
2017-18$9,28346.445.28.4
2018-19$9,68841.8508.2
2019-20$10,08144.946.48.7

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