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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Lake County school district spent $16,809 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $21,590 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 1,783 to 1,665 students over the same period.
Lake Forest's spending in 2019-20 was 49 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 | $16,809 | 95.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
2016-17 | $18,267 | 94.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
2017-18 | $18,819 | 94.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
2018-19 | $20,347 | 95.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
2019-20 | $21,589 | 95.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 |