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Report: Batavia Unified spent $13,309 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Batavia Unified School District 101 is up 16 percent from five years ago, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Kane County school district spent $11,468 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $13,309 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 6273 to 5851.

Batavia Unified's spending in 2016-17 was 3 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Batavia Unified School District 101 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$11,46887.09.43.7
2013-14$11,94488.49.02.6
2014-15$12,67287.49.43.2
2015-16$13,43588.38.23.4
2016-17$13,30987.59.53.0

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.

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