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Report: New Hope School District spent $8,748 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 was up 12.7 percent from five years ago, according to the Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Wayne County school district spent $7,759 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $8,748 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment rose from 178 to 192 students over the same period.

New Hope's spending in 2019-20 was 39.6 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$7,75936.955.18
2016-17$8,60836.854.88.4
2017-18$8,38936.755.47.9
2018-19$8,58734.257.88.1
2019-20$8,74735.457.17.5

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