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Carbondale Reporter

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Report: Carterville spent $9,894 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Carterville Community Unit School District 5 is up 28.2 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 Williamson County school district spent $7,718 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $9,894 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 2086 to 2149.

Carterville's spending in 2017-18 was 25.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Carterville Community Unit School District 5 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$7,71849.943.07.2
2014-15$7,72048.842.58.6
2015-16$7,75250.940.78.4
2016-17$7,24651.742.75.6
2017-18$9,89451.243.15.6

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