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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Saint Clair County school district spent $7,799 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $8,363 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment rose from 518 to 555 students over the same period.
Smithton's spending in 2019-20 was 42.3 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2015-16 | $7,799 | 72.9 | 22.3 | 4.8 |
2016-17 | $8,506 | 68.2 | 26 | 5.8 |
2017-18 | $8,371 | 70.6 | 25.5 | 4 |
2018-19 | $8,109 | 68.7 | 27.2 | 4.1 |
2019-20 | $8,363 | 69.7 | 25.6 | 4.7 |