Sangamon Sun

Spending per pupil at Depue Unit School District 103 was up 11.7 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 Bureau County school district spent $9,559 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $10,680 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 441 to 365 students over the same period.

Depue's spending in 2019-20 was 26.3 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

	Total spending per pupil	Local spending (%)	State spending (%)	Federal spending (%)
2015-16	$9,559	18.7	70.3	11
2016-17	$9,096	17	71.3	11.7
2017-18	$9,061	18.5	70.8	10.8
2018-19	$9,982	14.4	75.4	10.2
2019-20	$10,680	15.1	74.6	10.3