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Report: Lebanon spent $11,413 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 is up 11 percent from five years ago, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the St. Clair County school district spent $10,256 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $11,413 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 658 to 616.

Lebanon's spending in 2016-17 was 12 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$10,25664.727.67.8
2013-14$10,21767.325.67.1
2014-15$10,75365.726.57.8
2015-16$11,98568.223.28.6
2016-17$11,41368.823.67.7

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