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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Edgar County school district spent $9,837 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $8,246 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 687 to 474 students over the same period.
Paris's spending in 2019-20 was 43.1 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 | $9,837 | 65.7 | 29.5 | 4.8 |
2016-17 | $9,586 | 65 | 31.1 | 3.9 |
2017-18 | $9,416 | 67.9 | 27.1 | 4.9 |
2018-19 | $8,983 | 66 | 29.4 | 4.6 |
2019-20 | $8,246 | 66.4 | 28.8 | 4.8 |