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Report: Laraway spent $18,814 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C is up 18 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 $15,976 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $18,814 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 381 to 459.

Laraway's spending in 2016-17 was 45 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$15,97678.017.14.8
2013-14$15,47178.116.45.4
2014-15$15,72375.317.96.8
2015-16$17,63580.313.95.9
2016-17$18,81478.115.46.4

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