Report: Paw Paw spent $15,872 per student in 2016-17

by Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271 is up 5 percent from five years ago, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Lee County school district spent $15,186 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $15,872 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 238 to 205.

Paw Paw's spending in 2016-17 was 22 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupil

Local spending (%)

State spending (%)

Federal spending (%)

2012-13

$15,186

72.9

22.4

4.7

2013-14

$13,847

75.2

20.2

4.6

2014-15

$14,112

77.9

18.5

3.6

2015-16

$16,432

84.6

11.6

3.8

2016-17

$15,872

86.9

9.9

3.2

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.

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