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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Cook County school district spent $21,939 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $23,529 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment rose from 3,322 to 3,615 students over the same period.
Evanston's spending in 2019-20 was 62.4 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2015-16 | $21,939 | 91.2 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
2016-17 | $22,742 | 90.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
2017-18 | $22,273 | 90.9 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
2018-19 | $21,805 | 91 | 5 | 4 |
2019-20 | $23,528 | 91.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |