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Friday, June 20, 2025

Report: Naperville spent $14,659 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is up 11 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 $13,194 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $14,659 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 17189 to 16625.

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

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$13,19488.68.72.7
2013-14$13,81987.49.72.9
2014-15$14,17589.28.12.8
2015-16$14,54589.37.43.3
2016-17$14,65990.07.42.6

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