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Monday, April 28, 2025

Report: Joliet School District spent $16,030 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Joliet Township High School District 204 was up 6.8 percent from five years ago, according to the Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Will County school district spent $15,013 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $16,030 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment rose from 6,401 to 6,636 students over the same period.

Joliet's spending in 2019-20 was 10.6 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Joliet Township High School District 204 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$15,01379.315.25.6
2016-17$15,63080.413.66
2017-18$14,92979.4155.6
2018-19$15,81876.317.85.8
2019-20$16,02974.620.35.2

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