The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $9,113 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $11,208 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1501 to 1415.
Western Springs's spending in 2016-17 was 14 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Western Springs School District 101 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2012-13 | $9,113 | 92.1 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
2013-14 | $9,089 | 91.8 | 7.0 | 1.1 |
2014-15 | $9,608 | 92.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
2015-16 | $10,602 | 92.3 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
2016-17 | $11,208 | 92.5 | 6.7 | 0.7 |