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Report: Richland Grade spent $11,723 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Richland Grade School District 88A is up 14.8 percent from five years ago, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Will County school district spent $10,211 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,723 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 966 to 933.

Richland Grade's spending in 2017-18 was 12.1 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Richland Grade School District 88A student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,21184.710.64.7
2014-15$10,67384.610.74.7
2015-16$10,70386.39.14.6
2016-17$11,32585.610.14.4
2017-18$11,72385.310.24.5

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