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Monday, May 6, 2024

Report: Westmont School District spent $21,491 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Westmont Community Unit School District 201 was up 17.1 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 $18,354 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $21,491 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 1,345 to 1,337 students over the same period.

Westmont's spending in 2019-20 was 48.3 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Westmont Community Unit School District 201 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$18,35488.48.13.5
2016-17$18,6998710.13
2017-18$18,93889.17.73.2
2018-19$20,42888.87.73.4
2019-20$21,49188.68.13.3

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