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Report: Marquardt spent $15,702 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Marquardt School District 15 is up 15.4 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 $13,603 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $15,702 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2773 to 2596.

Marquardt's spending in 2017-18 was 17.7 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Marquardt School District 15 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$13,60379.715.25.1
2014-15$14,36979.316.14.6
2015-16$14,46674.719.36.0
2016-17$14,69273.920.75.4
2017-18$15,70172.620.86.6

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