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 13.6 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
$2,193,281
$2,566,139
474.62
$5,406.72
2009
$1,803,059
$2,109,579
512.59
$4,115.53
2010
$1,929,874
$2,200,056
518.01
$4,247.13
2011
$2,485,417
$2,808,521
498.89
$5,629.54
2012
$2,390,218
$2,605,338
472.15
$5,518.03
2013
$2,309,979
$2,494,777
461.94
$5,400.65
2014
$2,343,139
$2,483,727
453.98
$5,471.01
2015
$1,931,343
$2,047,224
444.33
$4,607.44
2016
$1,876,021
$1,969,822
420.65
$4,682.81
2017
$1,837,598
$1,874,350
401.37
$4,669.88
Total
$21,099,929
$23,159,533
4,658.53
$49,748.74
10-year change (%)
-16.2
-27
-15.4
-13.6