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Report: West Aurora spent $12,316 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at West Aurora School District 129 is up 7.9 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Kane County school district spent $11,418 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,316 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 12500 to 12316.

West Aurora's spending in 2017-18 was 7.7 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

West Aurora School District 129 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$11,41860.530.68.9
2014-15$11,41960.031.28.8
2015-16$11,66360.431.38.3
2016-17$12,04058.431.89.8
2017-18$12,31658.032.59.5

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