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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Report: Prairie Grove spent $15,596 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Prairie Grove Community School District 46 is up 25.8 percent from five years ago, according to a McHenry Times analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Mchenry County school district spent $12,395 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $15,596 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 850 to 683.

Prairie Grove's spending in 2017-18 was 16.9 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Prairie Grove Community School District 46 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$12,39588.68.13.4
2014-15$12,94888.18.63.2
2015-16$14,09790.76.13.2
2016-17$15,43789.77.33.1
2017-18$15,59691.26.22.6

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