Report: Cairo School District spent $18,171 per student in 2019-20

Education Daily Wire Dec 18, 2021

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Spending per pupil at Cairo Unit School District 1 was up 31.2 percent from five years ago, according to the Education Daily Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Alexander County school district spent $13,854 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $18,171 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 476 to 304 students over the same period.

Cairo's spending in 2019-20 was 25.4 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Cairo Unit School District 1 student spending 5-year trend

	Total spending per pupil	Local spending (%)	State spending (%)	Federal spending (%)
2015-16	$13,854	24.1	56.3	19.5
2016-17	$14,534	23.1	56.7	20.1
2017-18	$15,618	22.4	60.6	16.9
2018-19	$14,880	20	64.8	15.2
2019-20	$18,170	17.9	64.3	17.7

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