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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Report: Community Unit School District 201 spent $18,699 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Community Unit School District 201 is up 18 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Dupage County school district spent $15,819 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $18,699 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1393 to 1350.

Community Unit School District 201's spending in 2016-17 was 44 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Community Unit School District 201 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$15,81986.97.95.2
2013-14$16,61184.611.24.2
2014-15$17,51688.77.83.5
2015-16$18,35488.48.13.5
2016-17$18,69987.010.13.0

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