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Report: Anna Jonesboro School District spent $11,246 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 was up 11.9 percent from five years ago, according to the Southern Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Union County school district spent $10,049 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $11,246 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 541 to 499 students over the same period.

Anna Jonesboro's spending in 2019-20 was 22.4 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$10,04957.835.46.7
2016-17$8,55358366
2017-18$9,64455.5377.6
2018-19$10,2825043.46.6
2019-20$11,24554.140.45.6

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