Spending and revenue data obtained for this analysis comes from the Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network (ILEARN), which is part of the Illinois State Board of Education and collects data annually on school district financials.
Adjusting for inflation, the district's share of local taxes per student went down 13.4 percent over the last 10 years.
Local revenue
Year
Total local taxes (nominal)
Total local taxes (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Local taxes per pupil (real)
2008
$3,649,202
$4,269,566
474.62
$8,995.76
2009
$2,564,421
$3,000,373
512.59
$5,853.36
2010
$2,641,139
$3,010,898
518.01
$5,812.43
2011
$2,677,146
$3,025,175
498.89
$6,063.81
2012
$2,636,969
$2,874,296
472.15
$6,087.68
2013
$1,733,599
$1,872,287
461.94
$4,053.10
2014
$2,282,022
$2,418,943
453.98
$5,328.30
2015
$4,226,356
$4,479,937
444.33
$10,082.45
2016
$2,964,966
$3,113,214
420.65
$7,400.96
2017
$3,066,248
$3,127,573
401.37
$7,792.24
Total
$28,442,068
$31,192,262
4,658.53
$67,470.09
10-year change (%)
-16
-26.8
-15.4
-13.4