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Report: Woodridge School District spent $13,686 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Woodridge School District 68 was up 2.7 percent from five years ago, according to the DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Dupage County school district spent $13,322 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $13,686 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 3,005 to 2,941 students over the same period.

Woodridge's spending in 2019-20 was 5.6 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Woodridge School District 68 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$13,32281.712.75.7
2016-17$13,8588411.44.7
2017-18$14,16883.312.54.3
2018-19$13,40281.713.44.9
2019-20$13,68681.913.34.8

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