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Report: Porta School District spent $9,756 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Porta Community Unit School District 202 was up 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 Menard County school district spent $9,114 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $9,756 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,132 to 1,127 students over the same period.

Porta's spending in 2019-20 was 32.7 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Porta Community Unit School District 202 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$9,1146826.55.5
2016-17$9,51469.824.55.7
2017-18$9,50172.920.66.5
2018-19$9,27565.328.16.7
2019-20$9,75668.525.26.4

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