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Report: Sherrard spent $10,542 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 is up 25 percent from five years ago, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Rock Island County school district spent $8,409 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $10,542 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1541 to 1459.

Sherrard's spending in 2016-17 was 19 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$8,40951.743.25.1
2013-14$8,74352.243.04.8
2014-15$8,46954.240.84.9
2015-16$10,20757.037.95.1
2016-17$10,54261.834.23.9

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