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Report: Deer Park School District spent $16,242 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 was up 37.1 percent from five years ago, according to the Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the La Salle County school district spent $11,851 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $16,242 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 96 to 79 students over the same period.

Deer Park's spending in 2019-20 was 12.1 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$11,85188.88.52.7
2016-17$12,54188.892.3
2017-18$13,78487.59.53.1
2018-19$13,38385.412.32.3
2019-20$16,24283.711.25.1

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