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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Report: Lake Bluff spent $18,861 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 is up 8.3 percent from five years ago, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Lake County school district spent $17,421 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $18,861 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 840 to 899.

Lake Bluff's spending in 2017-18 was 41.4 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$17,42194.34.41.2
2014-15$19,27093.55.21.2
2015-16$19,01294.73.91.3
2016-17$18,35495.43.31.3
2017-18$18,86195.13.61.2

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