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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Bureau County school district spent $9,559 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,680 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 441 to 365 students over the same period.
Depue'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 | $9,559 | 18.7 | 70.3 | 11 |
2016-17 | $9,096 | 17 | 71.3 | 11.7 |
2017-18 | $9,061 | 18.5 | 70.8 | 10.8 |
2018-19 | $9,982 | 14.4 | 75.4 | 10.2 |
2019-20 | $10,680 | 15.1 | 74.6 | 10.3 |