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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Stephenson County school district spent $11,534 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $12,341 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 466 to 429 students over the same period.
Pearl City's spending in 2019-20 was 14.8 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 | $11,534 | 60.3 | 33.2 | 6.6 |
2016-17 | $11,596 | 61 | 33.7 | 5.4 |
2017-18 | $11,920 | 62.3 | 31.9 | 5.8 |
2018-19 | $12,315 | 58.3 | 34.8 | 6.9 |
2019-20 | $12,340 | 61 | 32.2 | 6.9 |