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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Montgomery County school district spent $8,442 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,300 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,457 to 1,377 students over the same period.
Litchfield's spending in 2019-20 was 35.8 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 | $8,442 | 54 | 38.9 | 7.2 |
2016-17 | $8,714 | 44.6 | 46.6 | 8.7 |
2017-18 | $9,345 | 51.3 | 41.5 | 7.3 |
2018-19 | $9,634 | 50.6 | 44.3 | 5.2 |
2019-20 | $9,299 | 52.7 | 40.4 | 7 |