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Report: South Wilmington spent $9,056 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74 is up 14.5 percent from five years ago, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Grundy County school district spent $7,907 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,056 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 104 to 87.

South Wilmington's spending in 2017-18 was 32.1 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$7,90770.122.67.3
2014-15$7,96473.122.44.6
2015-16$7,69169.425.84.9
2016-17$8,21171.524.34.1
2017-18$9,05673.822.83.4

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