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 62.5 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
$770,352
$901,312
203.24
$4,434.72
2009
$582,381
$681,386
189.95
$3,587.19
2010
$612,078
$697,769
184.57
$3,780.51
2011
$631,233
$713,293
167.82
$4,250.35
2012
$608,187
$662,924
159.52
$4,155.74
2013
$483,283
$521,946
154.01
$3,389.04
2014
$481,737
$510,641
146.06
$3,496.10
2015
$289,845
$307,236
129.24
$2,377.25
2016
$251,594
$264,174
143.74
$1,837.86
2017
$237,282
$242,028
145.42
$1,664.34
Total
$4,947,972
$5,502,709
1,623.57
$32,973.10
10-year change (%)
-69.2
-73.2
-28.4
-62.5
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