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Report: Galatia School District spent $10,077 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Galatia Community Unit School District 1 was up 22.3 percent from five years ago, according to the SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Saline County school district spent $8,240 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,077 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 440 to 439 students over the same period.

Galatia's spending in 2019-20 was 30.5 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Galatia Community Unit School District 1 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$8,24053.738.97.4
2016-17$8,42650.442.37.2
2017-18$8,81555.237.96.9
2018-19$8,7075142.46.6
2019-20$10,07752.241.26.6

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