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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Report: Lake Park spent $17,745 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Lake Park Community High School District 108 is up 5 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 $16,912 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $17,745 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2759 to 2623.

Lake Park's spending in 2016-17 was 37 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Lake Park Community High School District 108 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$16,91291.96.02.2
2013-14$16,60391.56.52.0
2014-15$17,01992.46.01.6
2015-16$17,14892.55.61.8
2016-17$17,74592.75.51.9

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