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Report: Ashley spent $8,108 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15 is down 8.6 percent from five years ago, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Washington County school district spent $8,871 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $8,108 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 173 to 167.

Ashley's spending in 2017-18 was 39.2 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,87145.242.712.0
2014-15$8,44944.047.58.5
2015-16$8,68247.941.210.9
2016-17$8,51744.641.014.3
2017-18$8,10847.340.911.8

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