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Report: Allen Otter Creek School District spent $23,807 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65 was up 43.2 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 $16,626 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $23,807 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 99 to 68 students over the same period.

Allen Otter Creek's spending in 2019-20 was 64.3 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$16,62687.27.45.4
2016-17$15,99886.3103.7
2017-18$17,76987.76.55.7
2018-19$18,79184.59.95.6
2019-20$23,80786.59.44.1

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