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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Report: Union spent $31,912 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Union School District 81 is up 49.3 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 $21,377 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $31,912 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 102 to 92.

Union's spending in 2017-18 was 139.3 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Union School District 81 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$21,37791.45.72.9
2014-15$21,56291.26.22.6
2015-16$21,85091.26.02.8
2016-17$28,34091.44.44.2
2017-18$31,91193.13.43.3

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