The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $11,820 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $12,546 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 226 to 240.
Thornton's spending in 2016-17 was 3 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Thornton School District 154 student spending 5-year trend
| Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $11,820 | 79.1 | 14.3 | 6.5 |
| 2013-14 | $12,112 | 79.4 | 14.3 | 6.4 |
| 2014-15 | $13,471 | 74.1 | 22.1 | 3.8 |
| 2015-16 | $14,016 | 78.3 | 11.2 | 10.6 |
| 2016-17 | $12,546 | 78.4 | 12.1 | 9.6 |
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly calculated the school district's spending per pupil. The Illinois Report Card reports per-student spending in two figures: instructional spending, which refers specifically to interactions between teachers and students, and operational spending, which refers to the total cost of operating the district and includes instructional spending. This story has been corrected to include only operational spending per student.
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