On average, Illinois school districts spent $20,826 per student for 2016-17, the Illinois State Board of Education report said.
South Suburbs school district spending per student
Rank
District
County
Total spending per pupil
Local revenue (%)
State revenue (%)
Federal revenue (%)
1
Community High School District 218
Cook
$33,990.00
82.2%
13.3%
4.4%
2
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
$32,392.00
81.4%
13.8%
4.8%
3
Ford Heights School District 169
Cook
$31,379.00
63.7%
21.1%
15.1%
4
Argo Community High School District 217
Cook
$31,130.00
78.3%
17.4%
4.2%
5
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
$30,446.00
89.2%
5.6%
5.1%
6
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
$28,562.00
63.4%
30.0%
6.6%
7
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
$27,976.00
77.8%
20.4%
1.7%
8
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Cook
$27,265.00
86.5%
10.7%
2.8%
9
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Cook
$27,253.00
85.2%
12.2%
2.6%
10
Bloom Township High School District 206
Cook
$26,516.00
54.7%
30.4%
15.0%
11
Elementary School District 159
Cook
$26,468.00
80.6%
13.3%
6.1%
12
Consolidated High School District 230
Cook
$26,012.00
89.3%
8.7%
2.1%
13
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
$25,395.00
70.4%
26.9%
2.7%
14
Reavis Township High School District 220
Cook
$24,801.00
86.7%
9.8%
3.4%
15
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215
Cook
$24,540.00
60.5%
33.1%
6.4%
16
Community Consolidated School District 146
Cook
$24,526.00
86.2%
9.1%
4.6%
17
Orland School District 135
Cook
$24,173.00
88.8%
8.6%
2.6%
18
Dolton School District 148
Cook
$23,904.00
36.8%
50.6%
12.6%
19
Pleasantdale School District 107
Cook
$23,559.00
93.3%
5.9%
0.9%
20
General George Patton School District 133
Cook
$22,534.00
47.3%
38.9%
13.8%
21
Calumet City School District 155
Cook
$22,097.00
49.9%
41.2%
8.8%
22
Chicago Heights School District 170
Cook
$21,916.00
31.4%
54.6%
14.0%
23
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Cook
$21,773.00
83.3%
11.6%
5.1%
24
Matteson Elementary School District 162
Cook
$21,510.00
60.4%
30.5%
9.1%
25
Country Club Hills School District 160
Cook
$21,295.00
44.2%
45.4%
10.4%
26
Hazel Crest School District 152.5
Cook
$20,922.00
45.9%
41.6%
12.6%
27
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118
Cook
$20,917.00
87.6%
8.9%
3.5%
28
Dolton School District 149
Cook
$20,734.00
34.3%
53.1%
12.6%
29
Park Forest School District 163
Cook
$20,492.00
36.3%
50.9%
12.8%
30
Thornton School District 154
Cook
$20,343.00
78.4%
12.1%
9.6%
31
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
Cook
$20,334.00
26.2%
59.2%
14.6%
32
Summit School District 104
Cook
$20,267.00
56.5%
33.9%
9.5%
33
Kirby School District 140
Cook
$19,831.00
84.4%
11.9%
3.7%
34
Willow Springs School District 108
Cook
$19,656.00
75.6%
19.4%
4.9%
35
Cook County School District 130
Cook
$19,636.00
54.3%
35.7%
10.0%
36
Ridgeland School District 122
Cook
$19,632.00
73.0%
19.8%
7.2%
37
Flossmoor School District 161
Cook
$19,425.00
74.4%
20.9%
4.7%
38
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126
Cook
$19,392.00
85.0%
11.0%
3.9%
39
South Holland School District 151
Cook
$19,328.00
51.1%
37.1%
11.9%
40
Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123
Cook
$19,136.00
82.8%
12.7%
4.5%
41
Homewood School District 153
Cook
$19,046.00
72.3%
24.5%
3.3%
42
Community Consolidated School District 168
Cook
$18,973.00
23.8%
61.7%
14.5%
43
North Palos School District 117
Cook
$18,921.00
72.2%
21.0%
6.8%
44
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157
Cook
$18,644.00
62.5%
30.1%
7.3%
45
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
Cook
$18,480.00
42.9%
46.6%
10.6%
46
Brookwood School District 167
Cook
$18,408.00
55.3%
35.2%
9.5%
47
Sandridge School District 172
Cook
$18,111.00
44.6%
44.5%
10.9%
48
Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144
Cook
$18,101.00
42.2%
46.2%
11.7%
49
Burbank School District 111
Cook
$17,953.00
72.7%
20.3%
6.9%
50
Palos Heights School District 128
Cook
$17,819.00
88.7%
9.1%
2.2%
51
Harvey School District 152
Cook
$17,809.00
16.0%
68.2%
15.7%
52
Lemont Bromberek Combined School District 113a
Cook
$17,684.00
90.4%
6.5%
3.1%
53
Burnham School District 154-5
Cook
$17,309.00
34.9%
49.8%
15.4%
54
Worth School District 127
Cook
$17,231.00
67.7%
28.0%
4.3%
55
Arbor Park School District 145
Cook
$16,794.00
62.5%
31.4%
6.1%
56
Sunnybrook School District 171
Cook
$16,703.00
55.3%
36.5%
8.3%
57
Lansing School District 158
Cook
$16,616.00
59.9%
32.7%
7.4%
58
Midlothian School District 143
Cook
$16,571.00
41.6%
48.2%
10.2%
59
Indian Springs School District 109
Cook
$16,290.00
54.0%
38.3%
7.7%
60
Calumet Public School District 132
Cook
$15,994.00
32.5%
56.3%
11.1%
61
South Holland School District 150
Cook
$15,492.00
73.2%
19.6%
7.2%
62
Atwood Heights School District 125
Cook
$15,251.00
66.1%
30.4%
3.4%
63
Posen Robbins Elementary School District 143.5
Cook
$15,159.00
18.7%
69.0%
12.4%
64
Lincoln Elementary School District 156
Cook
$15,119.00
23.8%
64.4%
11.8%
65
Forest Ridge School District 142
Cook
$12,970.00
66.5%
27.4%
6.2%
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