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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Clay County school district spent $7,901 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,682 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 645 to 589 students over the same period.
North Clay's spending in 2019-20 was 26.3 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 | $7,901 | 35.1 | 56 | 8.9 |
2016-17 | $7,980 | 35.1 | 57.8 | 7.1 |
2017-18 | $7,825 | 36.2 | 57 | 6.8 |
2018-19 | $8,969 | 33.2 | 60.7 | 6.1 |
2019-20 | $10,681 | 34.1 | 56.2 | 9.6 |