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Report: Roxana spent $12,813 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Roxana Community Unit School District 1 is up 11.4 percent from five years ago, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Madison County school district spent $11,502 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,813 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1903 to 1889.

Roxana's spending in 2017-18 was 3.9 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Roxana Community Unit School District 1 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$11,50279.115.15.8
2014-15$11,94084.110.15.9
2015-16$12,11884.28.87.0
2016-17$12,37881.810.47.9
2017-18$12,81282.29.88.1

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