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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Marion County school district spent $10,239 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,246 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,337 to 1,233 students over the same period.
Centralia's spending in 2019-20 was 22.4 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 | $10,239 | 30.9 | 53.1 | 16 |
2016-17 | $10,498 | 28.7 | 56.5 | 14.8 |
2017-18 | $11,051 | 28.6 | 55.5 | 15.9 |
2018-19 | $11,056 | 26.7 | 57.9 | 15.5 |
2019-20 | $11,245 | 27.6 | 57.6 | 14.8 |