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How has spending changed at Naperville CUSD 203?

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Naperville Community Unit School District 203 increased per-student spending 25.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.

Spending and revenue data obtained for this analysis comes from the Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network (ILEARN), which is part of the Illinois State Board of Education and collects data annually on school district financials.

Adjusting for inflation, the district's total spending went up 12.6 percent over the last 10 years.

Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$204,115,035
$238,814,591
17,213.0
$13,874.08
2009
$220,797,057
$258,332,557
17,091.34
$15,114.82
2010
$268,955,118
$306,608,835
16,793.12
$18,258
2011
$269,446,278
$304,474,294
16,720.88
$18,209.23
2012
$247,127,800
$269,369,302
16,335.62
$16,489.69
2013
$244,096,923
$263,624,677
16,035.35
$16,440.22
2014
$253,877,308
$269,109,946
15,839.07
$16,990.26
2015
$250,076,033
$265,080,595
15,681.61
$16,903.91
2016
$254,884,809
$267,629,049
15,573.53
$17,184.87
2017
$263,674,967
$268,948,466
15,481.28
$17,372.50
Total
$2,477,051,328
$2,711,992,312
162,764.8
$166,837.58
10-year change (%)
29.2
12.6
-10.1
25.2
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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