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Report: Evergreen Park spent $17,706 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 is up 9.5 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 $16,177 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $17,706 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 852 to 844.

Evergreen Park's spending in 2017-18 was 32.8 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$16,17789.98.81.3
2014-15$17,06389.88.61.7
2015-16$16,20289.19.51.5
2016-17$16,52986.510.72.8
2017-18$17,70687.410.42.2

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