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Report: Bloom spent $17,562 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Bloom Township High School District 206 is up 6.4 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 $16,509 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $17,562 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 3303 to 3075.

Bloom's spending in 2017-18 was 31.7 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Bloom Township High School District 206 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$16,50957.932.110.0
2014-15$15,20057.433.29.3
2015-16$15,80357.629.812.6
2016-17$17,90754.730.415.0
2017-18$17,56255.831.013.2

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