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Report: Downers Grove Grade School District spent $14,938 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Grade School District 58 was up 21.6 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 $12,287 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $14,938 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 5,157 to 4,974 students over the same period.

Downers Grove Grade's spending in 2019-20 was 3.1 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

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

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$12,28789.27.33.4
2016-17$12,70289.37.33.3
2017-18$13,12589.47.23.3
2018-19$13,45189.37.33.4
2019-20$14,937888.83.2

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