Maine Township High School District 207 received $554.57 per student from the federal government in 2015, or approximately $285,050, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) said.
The $285,050 equals approximately 7.6 percent of District 207's total budget. The state average for federal funding of public school districts is 8 percent, ISBE said.
The Obama administration is threatening to pull federal funding from local schools that refuse to follow Washington directives. Most recently, it ordered all public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
Chicago Public Schools gets 16 percent of its funding from the federal government, or twice the state average. Chicago property taxpayers pay for only 49 percent of their school bill; District 207 pays for 45.7 percent.
District 207 spent a total of $7,297 per student in 2015.
Among other North Cook school districts, Township HSD 214 ($552.55 per pupil) and Northfield TWP HSD 225 ($396.70 per pupil) receive less money from the federal government than District 207.
Northfield TWP High School District 225 spends the most money on public schools in North Cook, at $22,039 per pupil.
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