The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Will County school district spent $8,822 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,337 in 2017-18.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 385 to 340.
Elwood's spending in 2017-18 was 15 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2013-14 | $8,822 | 46.4 | 9.4 | 44.2 |
2014-15 | $10,004 | 68.9 | 11.0 | 20.1 |
2015-16 | $10,382 | 70.7 | 7.7 | 21.7 |
2016-17 | $10,770 | 69.4 | 8.9 | 21.6 |
2017-18 | $11,337 | 68.7 | 9.6 | 21.7 |