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Report: Mokena School District spent $15,054 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Mokena School District 159 was up 51.5 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 $9,935 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $15,054 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,580 to 1,531 students over the same period.

Mokena's spending in 2019-20 was 3.9 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Mokena School District 159 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$9,93588.37.54.2
2016-17$11,95886.38.55.3
2017-18$11,16387.87.64.6
2018-19$11,57885.310.24.5
2019-20$15,05387.98.93.3

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