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Report: North Shore spent $17,972 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at North Shore School District 112 is up 16.3 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 $15,448 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $17,972 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 4180 to 3964.

North Shore's spending in 2017-18 was 34.8 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

North Shore School District 112 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$15,44890.65.93.6
2014-15$15,76090.76.52.8
2015-16$16,19090.76.52.7
2016-17$16,58190.75.53.8
2017-18$17,97190.06.13.8

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