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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Wabash County school district spent $9,237 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,361 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,562 to 1,508 students over the same period.
Wabash's spending in 2019-20 was 35.4 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 | $9,237 | 46 | 46.2 | 7.8 |
2016-17 | $8,134 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 7.5 |
2017-18 | $9,287 | 50.5 | 43.3 | 6.2 |
2018-19 | $9,890 | 48.7 | 44.4 | 6.9 |
2019-20 | $9,360 | 48.7 | 44.9 | 6.4 |