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The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Cook County school district spent $18,814 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $22,560 in 2019-20.
The district's enrollment fell from 3,226 to 2,667 students over the same period.
Rich's spending in 2019-20 was 55.7 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 | $18,814 | 83.7 | 12.4 | 3.9 |
2016-17 | $20,958 | 81.4 | 13.8 | 4.8 |
2017-18 | $20,807 | 82.4 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
2018-19 | $21,369 | 78.8 | 16.4 | 4.7 |
2019-20 | $22,560 | 77.1 | 19.6 | 3.3 |