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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Will County school district spent $10,234 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,361 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 654 to 602 students over the same period.
Lockport's spending in 2019-20 was 21.6 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 | $10,234 | 83 | 11.5 | 5.4 |
2016-17 | $9,472 | 79.4 | 15.3 | 5.4 |
2017-18 | $10,150 | 80.1 | 15.1 | 4.8 |
2018-19 | $9,888 | 77.2 | 18.3 | 4.5 |
2019-20 | $11,361 | 77.6 | 17.9 | 4.5 |