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Report: Creston spent $13,773 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 is up 32.7 percent from five years ago, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Ogle County school district spent $10,377 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $13,773 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 113 to 88.

Creston's spending in 2017-18 was 3.3 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,37776.321.72.0
2014-15$10,77576.719.53.9
2015-16$12,71284.611.24.2
2016-17$13,54886.08.75.3
2017-18$13,77289.16.64.3

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