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Report: Atwood Heights spent $11,401 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Atwood Heights School District 125 is up 14.7 percent from five years ago, according to a South Cook News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $9,939 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,401 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 716 to 668.

Atwood Heights's spending in 2017-18 was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Atwood Heights School District 125 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$9,93966.429.24.4
2014-15$9,55967.129.53.5
2015-16$10,46769.628.22.2
2016-17$9,78366.130.43.4
2017-18$11,40163.432.34.3

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