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 56 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
$3,151,416
$3,687,157
713.11
$5,170.53
2009
$2,558,126
$2,993,007
715.38
$4,183.80
2010
$2,352,170
$2,681,474
745.21
$3,598.28
2011
$2,012,996
$2,274,685
726.8
$3,129.73
2012
$1,684,164
$1,835,739
720.26
$2,548.72
2013
$1,996,297
$2,156,001
683.49
$3,154.40
2014
$1,808,721
$1,917,244
658.16
$2,913.04
2015
$1,450,326
$1,537,346
637.76
$2,410.54
2016
$1,406,354
$1,476,672
632.95
$2,333
2017
$1,413,990
$1,442,270
633.4
$2,277.03
Total
$19,834,560
$22,001,595
6,866.5199999999995
$31,719.07
10-year change (%)
-55.1
-60.9
-11.2
-56
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