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Report: Gurnee spent $12,812 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Gurnee School District 56 is up 6 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 $12,087 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $12,812 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 2212 to 2080.

Gurnee's spending in 2017-18 was 3.9 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Gurnee School District 56 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$12,08783.911.34.8
2014-15$12,12784.111.94.1
2015-16$12,72087.29.73.2
2016-17$12,82185.312.02.8
2017-18$12,81185.910.73.4

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