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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Whiteside County school district spent $8,623 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,961 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,133 to 956 students over the same period.
Rock Falls's spending in 2019-20 was 31.3 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 | $8,623 | 28.1 | 62.9 | 9 |
2016-17 | $8,658 | 27.6 | 64.9 | 7.5 |
2017-18 | $9,163 | 28.7 | 62.4 | 8.9 |
2018-19 | $9,503 | 26.7 | 63.8 | 9.5 |
2019-20 | $9,960 | 27.1 | 62.8 | 10.1 |