A Just Chicago

Appendix B:
Per Pupil Expenditure,
Winnetka vs. CPS
CPS per pupil operating expense was $13,791
for the 2012-13 school year. On the other hand,
New Trier Township’s high school district spent
$21,372 per student and their elementary district,
Winnetka School District 36, spent $19,362
(Illinois State Board of Education, 2014). As the
table below indicates, Winnetka Schools (elementary
and high school) have almost no poor students
and few students of color. Issues like mobility,
truancy, homelessness, and graduation rates
are directly linked to poverty and racism. Addressing
these issues requires more money, not less!
Comparison of Selected Characteristics
(CPS Schools vs. Winnetka Elementary and High Schools)
Chicago Public
Schools
Winnetka School
District (Elementary)
New Trier High
School
Per Pupil Operating Expense $13,791 $19,362 $21,372
Low Income 84.9% 0.3% 3.8%
Chronically Truant 31.9% 0.0% 0.1%
Homeless Students 4% 0% 0%
Mobility Rate 19% 4% 5%
English Learners 17% 0.7% 0.5%
Students with Disabilities 13.3% 14.6% 15.2%
White Students 9.1% 91.6% 84%
Hispanic Students 45% 2.2% 3.9%
Black Students 40.5% 0.2% 0.6%
Source:
Illinois State
Board of
Education
School
Report Card
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