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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Report: Crab Orchard spent $7,341 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 is down 8.2 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 $7,994 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $7,341 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 515 to 512.

Crab Orchard's spending in 2017-18 was 45 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$7,99447.445.57.2
2014-15$7,29745.646.77.6
2015-16$7,35346.745.47.9
2016-17$7,79344.845.89.4
2017-18$7,34145.046.58.4

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