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Friday, April 19, 2024

Report: Westmont spent $18,939 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Westmont Community Unit School District 201 is up 14 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 $16,611 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $18,939 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1339 to 1330.

Westmont's spending in 2017-18 was 42 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Westmont Community Unit School District 201 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$16,61184.611.24.2
2014-15$17,51688.77.83.5
2015-16$18,35488.48.13.5
2016-17$18,69987.010.13.0
2017-18$18,93889.17.73.2

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