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Report: Pearl City School District spent $12,341 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 was up 7 percent from five years ago, according to the NW Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Stephenson County school district spent $11,534 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $12,341 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 466 to 429 students over the same period.

Pearl City's spending in 2019-20 was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$11,53460.333.26.6
2016-17$11,5966133.75.4
2017-18$11,92062.331.95.8
2018-19$12,31558.334.86.9
2019-20$12,3406132.26.9

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