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Report: Cook County spent $12,541 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Cook County School District 130 is up 7.6 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 $11,652 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,541 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 3606 to 3711.

Cook County's spending in 2017-18 was 6 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Cook County School District 130 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$11,65255.633.710.7
2014-15$11,36555.834.79.5
2015-16$12,07556.734.48.8
2016-17$12,50954.335.710.0
2017-18$12,54055.236.78.1

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