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Report: Riverside-Brookfield spent $15,130 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Riverside-Brookfield Township High School District 208 is down 4 percent from five years ago, according to a West Cook News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $15,817 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $15,130 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 1447 to 1620.

Riverside-Brookfield's spending in 2016-17 was 17 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Riverside-Brookfield Township High School District 208 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$15,81795.24.20.6
2013-14$15,87993.26.10.8
2014-15$16,60570.029.40.6
2015-16$15,28092.65.81.6
2016-17$15,13091.07.11.8

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