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Report: Zion spent $12,790 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Zion Elementary School District 6 is up 18 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 $10,837 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,790 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 2561 to 2697.

Zion's spending in 2017-18 was 4.1 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Zion Elementary School District 6 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$10,83744.845.210.0
2014-15$10,76742.346.811.0
2015-16$11,09343.344.711.9
2016-17$11,31442.248.09.7
2017-18$12,79042.246.711.0

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