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Report: Deerfield spent $16,217 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Deerfield School District 109 is up 2.1 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 $15,878 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $16,217 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 3105 to 2921.

Deerfield's spending in 2017-18 was 21.6 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Deerfield School District 109 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$15,87893.84.91.4
2014-15$15,56894.64.21.2
2015-16$16,05494.64.21.2
2016-17$16,20094.54.11.3
2017-18$16,21794.44.11.5

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