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Report: Dwight spent $16,474 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Dwight Township High School District 230 is up 18.3 percent from five years ago, according to a McLean County Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Livingston County school district spent $13,927 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $16,474 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 283 to 253.

Dwight's spending in 2017-18 was 23.5 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Dwight Township High School District 230 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$13,92783.815.60.7
2014-15$14,36582.715.32.0
2015-16$13,87187.111.31.6
2016-17$15,84682.115.72.3
2017-18$16,47484.912.82.3

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