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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Report: Grayslake spent $19,099 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Grayslake Community High School District 127 is up 30.4 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 $14,645 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $19,099 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 3012 to 2902.

Grayslake's spending in 2017-18 was 43.2 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Grayslake Community High School District 127 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$14,64586.212.41.3
2014-15$15,60085.214.00.7
2015-16$16,55083.615.90.5
2016-17$17,65281.318.20.6
2017-18$19,09980.718.50.7

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