The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $11,936 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $12,005 in 2016-17.
The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 8362 to 8190.
Morton's spending in 2016-17 was 7 percent lower than the state average of $12,973.
Morton High School District 201 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupil | Local spending (%) | State spending (%) | Federal spending (%) | |
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2012-13 | $11,936 | 50.1 | 41.4 | 8.5 |
2013-14 | $11,439 | 50.2 | 42.5 | 7.4 |
2014-15 | $11,722 | 49.8 | 41.1 | 9.1 |
2015-16 | $11,285 | 48.9 | 41.4 | 9.7 |
2016-17 | $12,005 | 47.6 | 41.7 | 10.6 |