Per pupil spending at RICMS is $10,085. The average spending in the state is $12,521. RICMS is part of the Rock Island Sd 41 school district. 51.2% of Rock Island Sd 41'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.