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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Cook County school district spent $15,803 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $18,692 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 3,111 to 2,788 students over the same period.
Bloom's spending in 2019-20 was 29 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 | $15,803 | 57.6 | 29.8 | 12.6 |
2016-17 | $17,907 | 54.7 | 30.4 | 15 |
2017-18 | $17,562 | 55.8 | 31 | 13.2 |
2018-19 | $18,245 | 49.1 | 38.4 | 12.6 |
2019-20 | $18,691 | 45.4 | 44 | 10.7 |