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Report: Downers Grove Grade spent $13,126 per student in 2017-18

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Grade School District 58 is up 9 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 $12,043 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $13,126 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 5183 to 5207.

Downers Grove Grade's spending in 2017-18 was 1.6 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupil

Local spending (%)

State spending (%)

Federal spending (%)

2013-14

$12,043

89.4

7.3

3.4

2014-15

$12,585

89.8

7.1

3.1

2015-16

$12,287

89.2

7.3

3.4

2016-17

$12,702

89.3

7.3

3.3

2017-18

$13,125

89.4

7.2

3.3

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