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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Report: Lockport spent $13,514 per student in 2016-17

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Spending per pupil at Lockport Township High School District 205 is up 12 percent from five years ago, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2016-17 report card shows the Will County school district spent $12,081 per pupil in 2012-13. It spent $13,514 in 2016-17.

The district saw its enrollment rise over the same period, from 3679 to 3712.

Lockport's spending in 2016-17 was 4 percent higher than the state average of $12,973.

Lockport Township High School District 205 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2012-13$12,08187.210.42.3
2013-14$12,51987.99.82.2
2014-15$12,78286.910.42.7
2015-16$13,06689.47.63.0
2016-17$13,51487.69.53.0

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