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Report: Anna Jonesboro spent $9,644 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 is down 9.5 percent from five years ago, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Union County school district spent $10,657 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,644 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 457 to 521.

Anna Jonesboro's spending in 2017-18 was 27.7 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,65750.043.16.9
2014-15$10,98255.540.63.9
2015-16$10,04957.835.46.7
2016-17$8,55358.036.06.0
2017-18$9,64455.537.07.6

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