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Thursday, June 26, 2025

How has spending changed at Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123?

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Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123 increased per-student spending 12.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a South Cook News analysis of public schools data.

Spending and revenue data obtained for this analysis comes from the Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network (ILEARN), which is part of the Illinois State Board of Education and collects data annually on school district financials.

Adjusting for inflation, the district's total spending went up 17.7 percent over the last 10 years.

Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$35,097,504
$41,064,080
2,805.28
$14,638.14
2009
$37,622,370
$44,018,173
2,827.51
$15,567.82
2010
$40,225,876
$45,857,499
2,874.22
$15,954.76
2011
$38,937,701
$43,999,602
2,818.61
$15,610.39
2012
$40,652,493
$44,311,217
2,836.45
$15,622.07
2013
$40,847,554
$44,115,358
2,793.5
$15,792.15
2014
$40,930,957
$43,386,814
2,844.78
$15,251.38
2015
$41,412,580
$43,897,335
2,935.95
$14,951.66
2016
$43,113,285
$45,268,949
2,947.98
$15,355.92
2017
$47,372,824
$48,320,280
2,927.48
$16,505.76
Total
$406,213,144
$444,239,307
28,611.76
$155,250.05
10-year change (%)
35
17.7
4.4
12.8
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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