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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Tazewell County school district spent $9,543 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,463 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 3,668 to 3,479 students over the same period.
Pekin's spending in 2019-20 was 27.8 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 | $9,543 | 59.6 | 31.2 | 9.2 |
2016-17 | $9,982 | 58.2 | 32 | 9.7 |
2017-18 | $10,220 | 59.6 | 31 | 9.4 |
2018-19 | $10,563 | 52.3 | 37.4 | 10.3 |
2019-20 | $10,462 | 53.8 | 36.3 | 9.9 |