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Report: La Grange spent $16,199 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at La Grange School District 105 South is up 17.2 percent from five years ago, according to a West Cook News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $13,817 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $16,199 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1465 to 1363.

La Grange's spending in 2017-18 was 21.5 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

La Grange School District 105 South student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$13,81786.58.25.3
2014-15$14,66288.07.94.1
2015-16$15,70288.27.54.3
2016-17$15,45487.58.14.4
2017-18$16,19986.28.25.5

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