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Report: Shawnee spent $13,071 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 is up 12.1 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 $11,656 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $13,071 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 376 to 331.

Shawnee's spending in 2017-18 was 2 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$11,65665.024.610.5
2014-15$12,61652.739.47.9
2015-16$12,08655.835.58.7
2016-17$10,90468.122.89.1
2017-18$13,07169.421.68.9

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