The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Tazewell County school district spent $9,745 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $10,387 in 2017-18.
The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 2884 to 3073.
Morton's spending in 2017-18 was 22.1 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.
Morton Community Unit School District 709 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2013-14 | $9,745 | 89.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 |
2014-15 | $9,881 | 88.7 | 8.5 | 2.9 |
2015-16 | $10,344 | 90.4 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
2016-17 | $10,554 | 89.8 | 7.7 | 2.5 |
2017-18 | $10,387 | 89.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 |