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Report: Laraway School District spent $27,170 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C was up 54.1 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 $17,635 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $27,170 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 461 to 435 students over the same period.

Laraway's spending in 2019-20 was 87.5 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$17,63580.313.95.9
2016-17$18,81478.115.46.4
2017-18$19,00880.613.95.5
2018-19$22,2357717.55.5
2019-20$27,17080.114.25.7

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