The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Montgomery County school district spent $9,825 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $10,383 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 518 to 495.
Panhandle's spending in 2016-17 was 20 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 student spending 5-year trend
| Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $9,825 | 60.7 | 33.2 | 6.1 |
| 2013-14 | $9,325 | 59.5 | 33.5 | 7.1 |
| 2014-15 | $9,346 | 49.0 | 45.2 | 5.9 |
| 2015-16 | $9,755 | 43.5 | 51.7 | 4.8 |
| 2016-17 | $10,383 | 64.3 | 28.1 | 7.5 |
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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