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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Cook County school district spent $12,012 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $13,551 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment rose from 2,345 to 2,448 students over the same period.
Ridgeland's spending in 2019-20 was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2015-16 | $12,012 | 72.6 | 21 | 6.5 |
2016-17 | $13,349 | 73 | 19.8 | 7.2 |
2017-18 | $12,769 | 71.6 | 20.6 | 7.8 |
2018-19 | $13,389 | 66.9 | 27.3 | 5.8 |
2019-20 | $13,551 | 66.8 | 26.1 | 7.1 |