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Report: Hoover Schrum Memorial spent $12,405 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157 is up 28 percent from five years ago, according to a South Cook News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $9,699 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $12,405 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 933 to 909.

Hoover Schrum Memorial's spending in 2016-17 was 4 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.

Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$9,69967.923.09.0
2013-14$10,15870.220.49.4
2014-15$12,40357.834.47.9
2015-16$12,26259.430.310.3
2016-17$12,40562.530.17.3

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