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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Report: Elwood spent $11,337 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 is up 28.5 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 $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 pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,82246.49.444.2
2014-15$10,00468.911.020.1
2015-16$10,38270.77.721.7
2016-17$10,77069.48.921.6
2017-18$11,33768.79.621.7

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