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Report: Sunset Ridge spent $26,172 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Sunset Ridge School District 29 is up 12.5 percent from five years ago, according to a North Cook News analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Cook County school district spent $23,255 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $26,172 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 480 to 485.

Sunset Ridge's spending in 2017-18 was 96.2 percent higher than the state average of $13,337.

Sunset Ridge School District 29 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$23,25595.53.11.4
2014-15$24,45395.43.31.3
2015-16$24,48596.03.01.0
2016-17$25,70395.43.31.3
2017-18$26,17195.23.31.5

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