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Sunday, June 22, 2025

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

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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 pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$12,04389.47.33.4
2014-15$12,58589.87.13.1
2015-16$12,28789.27.33.4
2016-17$12,70289.37.33.3
2017-18$13,12589.47.23.3

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