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Report: Illini Central School District spent $11,490 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 was up 4 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 Mason County school district spent $11,052 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,490 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 761 to 680 students over the same period.

Illini Central's spending in 2019-20 was 20.7 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$11,05261.131.27.7
2016-17$11,17861.529.78.8
2017-18$11,82863.928.37.8
2018-19$11,77360.932.36.8
2019-20$11,49062.829.77.4

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