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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Dupage County school district spent $12,169 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $16,144 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 4,571 to 3,917 students over the same period.
West Chicago's spending in 2019-20 was 11.4 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 | $12,169 | 59.6 | 31.6 | 8.9 |
2016-17 | $12,057 | 57.1 | 33.2 | 9.7 |
2017-18 | $12,547 | 56.4 | 32.1 | 11.5 |
2018-19 | $14,293 | 48.9 | 42.1 | 9 |
2019-20 | $16,143 | 50.9 | 39.6 | 9.6 |