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Report: Downers Grove School District spent $19,447 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Community High School District 99 was up 15.3 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 $16,871 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $19,447 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 4,956 to 4,889 students over the same period.

Downers Grove's spending in 2019-20 was 34.2 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Downers Grove Community High School District 99 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$16,87190.76.62.7
2016-17$17,26090.66.62.8
2017-18$17,65791.26.32.5
2018-19$17,01790.86.42.8
2019-20$19,446916.22.8

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