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Report: Peotone spent $11,504 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Peotone Community Unit School District 207U is up 25 percent from five years ago, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Will County school district spent $9,194 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $11,504 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1827 to 1538.

Peotone's spending in 2016-17 was 11 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,19474.022.83.2
2013-14$9,56679.517.23.3
2014-15$10,92980.715.73.5
2015-16$11,79684.512.63.0
2016-17$11,50481.114.64.4

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.

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