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Report: Lostant School District spent $19,639 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Lostant Community Unit School District 425 was up 11.6 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 $17,593 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $19,639 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 72 to 56 students over the same period.

Lostant's spending in 2019-20 was 35.5 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Lostant Community Unit School District 425 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$17,59381.7144.3
2016-17$19,15081.414.93.6
2017-18$21,22182.613.24.3
2018-19$21,97279.516.14.5
2019-20$19,63884.111.84

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