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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Lake County school district spent $12,576 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $17,140 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,049 to 918 students over the same period.
Diamond Lake's spending in 2019-20 was 18.3 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2015-16 | $12,576 | 80.9 | 13.7 | 5.5 |
2016-17 | $13,125 | 80.4 | 14 | 5.6 |
2017-18 | $14,246 | 81.6 | 12.8 | 5.6 |
2018-19 | $15,164 | 77.8 | 17.1 | 5.1 |
2019-20 | $17,139 | 78.6 | 16.4 | 5 |