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Sunday, August 17, 2025

Report: Marquardt spent $14,692 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Marquardt School District 15 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 $12,482 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $14,692 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2735 to 2623.

Marquardt's spending in 2016-17 was 13 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Marquardt School District 15 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$12,48281.412.85.9
2013-14$13,60379.715.25.1
2014-15$14,36979.316.14.6
2015-16$14,46674.719.36.0
2016-17$14,69273.920.75.4

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