On the 2014-2015 PARCC exam (www.illinoisreportcard.com), students at Greenfield Elementary School scored a passage rate of 40.3% and a failure rate of 59.7%. Passage of the PARCC exam reflects the percentage of students who "met expectations" or "exceeded expectations". In Illinois, overall, 32.9% of students passed the PARCC exam.
Per pupil spending at Greenfield Elementary School is $10,019. The average spending in the state is $12,521. Greenfield Elementary School is part of the Greenfield CUSD 10 school district. 52.6% of Greenfield CUSD 10's spending is supported by local funding. For the average school district in Illinois 66% of per pupil spending is supported with local funds.
Chicago Public Schools is seeking a bailout of its district from Illinois taxpayers. Students in Chicago Public Schools scored a passage rate of 25% on the PARCC exam. Per pupil spending in Chicago is $15,120, with 49% of this amount coming from local sources of funds. Chicago is seeking to expand the per pupil funding by 25%. By their plan, all of this increase would be paid for by Illinois taxpayers. This would bring the total funding to $18,900. Illinois taxpayers would provide approximately 61% of this higher funding level.
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