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 36.8 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
$516,970
$604,855
182.74
$3,309.92
2009
$400,680
$468,796
187.37
$2,501.98
2010
$372,641
$424,811
207.75
$2,044.82
2011
$423,740
$478,826
214.3
$2,234.37
2012
$359,432
$391,781
229.66
$1,705.92
2013
$455,957
$492,434
227.36
$2,165.88
2014
$414,624
$439,501
242.24
$1,814.32
2015
$479,370
$508,132
218.15
$2,329.28
2016
$550,432
$577,954
234.14
$2,468.41
2017
$461,778
$471,014
225.17
$2,091.82
Total
$4,435,624
$4,858,104
2,168.88
$22,666.71
10-year change (%)
-10.7
-22.1
23.2
-36.8
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