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 state taxes per student went down 36.1 percent over the last 10 years.
State revenue
Year
Total state subsidy (nominal)
Total state subsidy (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
State subsidy per pupil (real)
2008
$1,410,136
$1,649,859
586.69
$2,812.15
2009
$1,397,676
$1,635,281
590.89
$2,767.49
2010
$1,124,403
$1,281,819
584.55
$2,192.83
2011
$1,155,951
$1,306,225
561.69
$2,325.53
2012
$1,175,050
$1,280,805
560.03
$2,287.03
2013
$1,259,382
$1,360,133
543.65
$2,501.85
2014
$1,163,073
$1,232,857
543.11
$2,270
2015
$951,903
$1,009,017
540.8
$1,865.79
2016
$1,004,552
$1,054,780
527.04
$2,001.33
2017
$908,610
$926,782
516.1
$1,795.74
Total
$11,550,736
$12,737,558
5,554.55
$22,819.74
10-year change (%)
-35.6
-43.8
-12
-36.1