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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Report: Hawthorn School District spent $13,775 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 was down 1.5 percent from five years ago, according to the Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Lake County school district spent $13,978 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $13,775 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 4,202 to 3,937 students over the same period.

Hawthorn's spending in 2019-20 was 4.9 percent lower than the state average of $14,492.

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$13,97888.18.53.3
2016-17$12,76387.39.63.3
2017-18$13,05189.382.7
2018-19$14,26385.211.83
2019-20$13,77586.810.92.3

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