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Friday, April 4, 2025

Report: Downers Grove spent $17,658 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Community High School District 99 is up 9.2 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Dupage County school district spent $16,172 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $17,658 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 5055 to 4948.

Downers Grove's spending in 2017-18 was 32.4 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Downers Grove Community High School District 99 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$16,17290.86.72.5
2014-15$16,31491.06.62.4
2015-16$16,87190.76.62.7
2016-17$17,26090.66.62.8
2017-18$17,65791.26.32.5

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