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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Jersey County school district spent $9,302 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,275 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 2,556 to 2,552 students over the same period.
Jersey's spending in 2019-20 was 29.1 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 | $9,302 | 59 | 34.3 | 6.7 |
2016-17 | $9,579 | 60.1 | 33.1 | 6.8 |
2017-18 | $9,868 | 61.8 | 30.7 | 7.6 |
2018-19 | $9,993 | 58.8 | 35.1 | 6.2 |
2019-20 | $10,275 | 58.7 | 33 | 8.2 |