What does per-pupil spending include?

Per-pupil spending (operating expenditure per pupil) includes teacher and staff salaries, benefits, instructional materials, building maintenance, transportation, and administrative costs. It does not include capital construction or debt service payments.

Why do some districts spend more per pupil than others?

Spending differences reflect local property tax wealth, student population needs (special education and English learner services cost more), labor market conditions (suburban districts often pay higher salaries), building age and maintenance needs, and transportation costs for geographically larger districts.

What are the main revenue sources for school districts?

School districts receive funding from three main sources: local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants like Title I and IDEA. The exact mix varies significantly by district wealth and student demographics.

Woodridge, IL School Spending Per Pupil

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How your school districts spend money and where revenue comes from. Most funding comes from local property taxes (81.9%).

CHSD 99High School District · 4,598 students · $132.0M total budget

This district spends $26K per student to operate, of which $15K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$26K/student

Instruction i

$15K/student

Revenue i

$27K/student

84.7% Local

6.8% Other Local

5.9% State

2.5% Federal

Spending by Fund

Education Fundi

70.1%$92.6M

Debt Servicei

9.9%$13.0M

Operations & Maintenancei

6.8%$9.0M

Transportationi

6%$7.9M

Capital Projectsi

4.2%$5.5M

Pension & Social Securityi

2.4%$3.2M

Fire Prevention & Safetyi

0.6%$853K

Within Education Fund

Instructioni

48.8%$64.4M

Support Servicesi

30.4%$40.1M

Otheri

19.2%$25.4M

Administrationi

1.6%$2.1M

Pension Obligations

Per Pupil i

$1K

Total Obligation i

$6.1M

Woodridge SD 68Elementary District · 2,872 students · $60.6M total budget

This district spends $18K per student to operate, of which $12K goes directly to classroom instruction.

Operating i

$18K/student

Instruction i

$12K/student

Revenue i

$20K/student

77.4% Local

6.3% Other Local

11.2% State

5.1% Federal

Spending by Fund

Education Fundi

74.1%$44.9M

Capital Projectsi

11.3%$6.9M

Transportationi

6%$3.6M

Operations & Maintenancei

5.9%$3.6M

Pension & Social Securityi

2.4%$1.4M

Insurance & Torti

0.4%$213K

Within Education Fund

Instructioni

49.9%$30.3M

Support Servicesi

30.7%$18.6M

Otheri

17.5%$10.6M

Administrationi

1.9%$1.2M

Pension Obligations

Per Pupil i

$1K

Total Obligation i

$3.0M