Freeport School District 5 Year Per Pupil Spending Up 4 Percent To $18,011

Freeport, Illinois — Per student spending is up at Freeport School District 145 over the past five years, according to the Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Stephenson County school district spent $17,399 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $18,011 in 2016-17.

Some additional items in the report, show 15.2% of FSD 145 students are Chronically-Truant.

In addition, the Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the percentage of students from each school who are ready for next level.

In addition to Freeport’s 2016-17 spending being 14 percent lower than the state average of $20,826, the district’s low income student percentage also saw a decrease. While still very high (at 67%), the number of low income students has decreased over the past five years.

You can view additional report information from the Illinois State Board of Education here.

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https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Operating-Expense-Per-Pupil.aspx

http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2017&code=080891450_e.pdf