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Report: Galva spent $10,125 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Galva Community Unit School District 224 is up 16.6 percent from five years ago, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Henry County school district spent $8,682 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,125 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 598 to 519.

Galva's spending in 2017-18 was 24.1 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Galva Community Unit School District 224 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,68251.643.25.1
2014-15$8,82858.536.05.6
2015-16$9,04161.531.76.7
2016-17$9,19166.925.77.4
2017-18$10,12473.520.75.9

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