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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

How has spending changed at Waukegan CUSD 60?

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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 increased per-student spending 18.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of public schools data.

Spending and revenue data obtained for this analysis comes from the Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network (ILEARN), which is part of the Illinois State Board of Education and collects data annually on school district financials.

Adjusting for inflation, the district's total spending went up 14 percent over the last 10 years.

Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$158,956,553
$185,979,167
14,257.61
$13,044.20
2009
$168,440,314
$197,075,167
13,735.64
$14,347.72
2010
$180,639,258
$205,928,754
14,044.77
$14,662.31
2011
$175,066,791
$197,825,474
13,857.71
$14,275.48
2012
$181,130,932
$197,432,716
11,105.2
$17,778.40
2013
$214,347,732
$231,495,551
14,067.1
$16,456.52
2014
$203,668,742
$215,888,867
13,953.92
$15,471.56
2015
$195,422,600
$207,147,956
14,180.75
$14,607.69
2016
$202,498,924
$212,623,870
14,232.72
$14,939.09
2017
$207,902,851
$212,060,908
13,754.96
$15,417.05
Total
$1,888,074,697
$2,063,458,430
137,190.38
$151,000.02
10-year change (%)
30.8
14
-3.5
18.2
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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