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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Will County school district spent $10,382 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $14,059 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 381 to 296 students over the same period.
Elwood's spending in 2019-20 was 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 | $10,382 | 70.7 | 7.7 | 21.7 |
2016-17 | $10,770 | 69.4 | 8.9 | 21.6 |
2017-18 | $11,337 | 68.7 | 9.6 | 21.7 |
2018-19 | $12,146 | 65.7 | 13.4 | 20.7 |
2019-20 | $14,058 | 65.6 | 11.8 | 22.6 |