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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Kendall County school district spent $8,899 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,492 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 240 to 234 students over the same period.
Newark's spending in 2019-20 was 34.5 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 | $8,899 | 84.2 | 9.4 | 6.2 |
2016-17 | $8,953 | 83.3 | 10.5 | 6.2 |
2017-18 | $7,427 | 87.1 | 9.1 | 3.8 |
2018-19 | $7,579 | 85.6 | 10.6 | 3.8 |
2019-20 | $9,492 | 86.8 | 8.6 | 4.6 |