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Report: Kankakee School District spent $16,416 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Kankakee School District 111 was up 18.6 percent from five years ago, according to the Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Kankakee County school district spent $13,846 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $16,416 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 5,534 to 5,044 students over the same period.

Kankakee's spending in 2019-20 was 13.3 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Kankakee School District 111 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$13,84630.75019.3
2016-17$13,01331.550.817.6
2017-18$13,20927.654.118.3
2018-19$13,8752756.916.1
2019-20$16,41627.754.517.7

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