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Report: Central spent $10,432 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Central School District 104 is down 0.2 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 Saint Clair County school district spent $10,458 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,432 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 586 to 598.

Central's spending in 2017-18 was 21.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Central School District 104 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,45880.513.06.5
2014-15$9,75080.013.07.0
2015-16$9,42882.010.47.6
2016-17$9,81576.713.410.0
2017-18$10,43179.511.29.3

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