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Report: Manhattan spent $7,817 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Manhattan School District 114 is down 15 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 $9,145 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $7,817 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 1308 to 1430.

Manhattan's spending in 2016-17 was 40 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Manhattan School District 114 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,14554.743.51.8
2013-14$8,77983.014.62.4
2014-15$8,51578.018.53.6
2015-16$8,54777.320.02.7
2016-17$7,81772.923.73.5

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