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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Report: Trico spent $9,092 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Trico Community Unit School District 176 is up 2.4 percent from five years ago, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Jackson County school district spent $8,880 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,092 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 966 to 964.

Trico's spending in 2017-18 was 31.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Trico Community Unit School District 176 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,88047.444.38.3
2014-15$9,11250.642.47.0
2015-16$9,19154.037.19.0
2016-17$9,42153.438.97.7
2017-18$9,09155.836.67.6

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