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Dupage Policy Journal

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Report: DuPage spent $18,204 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at DuPage High School District 88 is down 3.5 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 $18,857 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $18,204 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 4069 to 3947.

DuPage's spending in 2017-18 was 36.5 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

DuPage High School District 88 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$18,85785.611.33.2
2014-15$19,34385.710.93.4
2015-16$19,70785.910.53.7
2016-17$18,40487.39.33.4
2017-18$18,20487.09.73.3

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