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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Fulton County school district spent $12,164 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,264 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 350 to 314 students over the same period.
Astoria's spending in 2019-20 was 22.3 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 | $12,164 | 55.6 | 38.5 | 5.9 |
2016-17 | $10,142 | 46.2 | 48.6 | 5.2 |
2017-18 | $9,931 | 44.4 | 49.4 | 6.2 |
2018-19 | $10,051 | 47.1 | 47.6 | 5.3 |
2019-20 | $11,264 | 39.6 | 54.1 | 6.4 |