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 42.2 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
$926,357
$1,083,838
268.84
$4,031.54
2009
$715,960
$837,673
239.96
$3,490.89
2010
$715,522
$815,695
240.36
$3,393.64
2011
$718,825
$812,272
234.97
$3,456.92
2012
$672,012
$732,493
222.45
$3,292.84
2013
$679,640
$734,011
187.41
$3,916.61
2014
$651,439
$690,525
213.23
$3,238.40
2015
$464,230
$492,084
207.69
$2,369.32
2016
$482,104
$506,209
219.46
$2,306.61
2017
$510,128
$520,331
223.49
$2,328.21
Total
$6,536,217
$7,225,131
2,257.86
$31,824.98
10-year change (%)
-44.9
-52
-16.9
-42.2
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