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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Kankakee County school district spent $8,060 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,860 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 462 to 420 students over the same period.
St. George's spending in 2019-20 was 32 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 | $8,060 | 63.4 | 31.8 | 4.8 |
2016-17 | $7,639 | 60.9 | 33.6 | 5.5 |
2017-18 | $8,315 | 62.1 | 31.8 | 6.1 |
2018-19 | $8,651 | 60 | 34.3 | 5.7 |
2019-20 | $9,860 | 63.4 | 31.1 | 5.5 |