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Report: Athens School District spent $10,295 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Athens Community Unit School District 213 was up 18 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 Menard County school district spent $8,723 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,295 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,116 to 1,083 students over the same period.

Athens's spending in 2019-20 was 29 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Athens Community Unit School District 213 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$8,72362.333.83.9
2016-17$8,75860.835.33.9
2017-18$9,08361.834.33.9
2018-19$8,87456.738.44.9
2019-20$10,29557.937.34.7

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