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Report: Glenbard spent $16,384 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Glenbard Township High School District 87 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Dupage County school district spent $14,547 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $16,384 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 8600 to 7989.

Glenbard's spending in 2016-17 was 26 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Glenbard Township High School District 87 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$14,54789.68.71.7
2013-14$14,87288.99.12.1
2014-15$15,41489.28.91.9
2015-16$16,15090.87.12.1
2016-17$16,38489.78.12.1

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