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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Report: Elwood School District spent $14,059 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 was up 35.4 percent from five years ago, according to the Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Will County school district spent $10,382 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $14,059 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 381 to 296 students over the same period.

Elwood's spending in 2019-20 was 3 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$10,38270.77.721.7
2016-17$10,77069.48.921.6
2017-18$11,33768.79.621.7
2018-19$12,14665.713.420.7
2019-20$14,05865.611.822.6

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