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 30.6 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
$3,916,842
$4,582,705
812.15
$5,642.68
2009
$3,271,005
$3,827,076
765.38
$5,000.23
2010
$3,454,308
$3,937,911
767.29
$5,132.23
2011
$4,285,540
$4,842,660
803.08
$6,030.11
2012
$3,873,461
$4,222,072
642.03
$6,576.13
2013
$3,652,957
$3,945,194
1,018.91
$3,871.97
2014
$3,336,020
$3,536,181
645.12
$5,481.43
2015
$2,675,394
$2,835,918
663.27
$4,275.66
2016
$2,513,353
$2,639,021
656.97
$4,016.96
2017
$2,410,336
$2,458,543
628.23
$3,913.44
Total
$33,389,216
$36,827,281
7,402.43
$49,940.84
10-year change (%)
-38.5
-46.4
-22.6
-30.6
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