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Report: Sandwich School District spent $12,828 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 was up 18.7 percent from five years ago, according to the DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Dekalb County school district spent $10,811 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $12,828 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 2,098 to 1,940 students over the same period.

Sandwich's spending in 2019-20 was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$10,81165.227.77.2
2016-17$12,52965.529.45.1
2017-18$11,23166.926.66.5
2018-19$11,89263.8306.2
2019-20$12,82864.928.96.2

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