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Report: Pleasant Plains School District spent $11,269 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 was up 12.3 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 Sangamon County school district spent $10,038 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,269 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,298 to 1,257 students over the same period.

Pleasant Plains's spending in 2019-20 was 22.2 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$10,03873.623.62.8
2016-17$10,4518116.42.5
2017-18$10,52473.724.41.9
2018-19$10,94479.6173.4
2019-20$11,26878.217.54.4

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