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Friday, April 11, 2025

Report: Giant City spent $10,163 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 is up 11.4 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 $9,127 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,163 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 265 to 211.

Giant City's spending in 2017-18 was 23.8 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,12754.837.67.6
2014-15$8,89156.038.06.1
2015-16$9,12763.429.76.9
2016-17$9,31265.126.98.0
2017-18$10,16366.726.37.0

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