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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Lee County school district spent $13,107 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $15,463 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment rose from 57 to 63 students over the same period.
Steward's spending in 2019-20 was 6.7 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2015-16 | $13,107 | 92.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
2016-17 | $15,008 | 85.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
2017-18 | $16,498 | 89.7 | 7 | 3.3 |
2018-19 | $15,301 | 83.3 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
2019-20 | $15,463 | 85.7 | 8.8 | 5.5 |