Report: Cary spent $10,230 per student in 2016-17

by Local Labs News Service | May 23, 2018

Spending per pupil at Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 is up 7 percent from five years ago, according to a McHenry Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Mchenry County school district spent $9,543 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $10,230 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2655 to 2429.

Cary's spending in 2016-17 was 21 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupil

Local spending (%)

State spending (%)

Federal spending (%)

2012-13

$9,543

80.8

14.8

4.4

2013-14

$9,769

83.0

11.7

5.2

2014-15

$10,006

83.4

12.2

4.4

2015-16

$10,393

84.5

11.4

4.2

2016-17

$10,230

83.7

12.2

4.1

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