Report: Brooklyn spent $22,727 per student in 2017-18

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Report: Brooklyn spent $22,727 per student in 2017-18

by Local Labs News Service | Feb 10, 2019

Spending per pupil at Brooklyn Unit School District 188 is up 37.9 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 $16,480 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $22,727 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 152 to 124.

Brooklyn's spending in 2017-18 was 70.4 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Brooklyn Unit School District 188 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupil

Local spending (%)

State spending (%)

Federal spending (%)

2013-14

$16,480

34.1

50.2

15.6

2014-15

$15,270

33.6

52.1

14.2

2015-16

$19,627

24.6

40.9

34.5

2016-17

$20,674

23.8

36.1

40.2

2017-18

$22,727

25.1

34.1

40.8

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