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 20.5 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
$1,452,407
$1,699,316
476.48
$3,566.40
2009
$1,343,361
$1,571,732
453.25
$3,467.69
2010
$1,371,514
$1,563,526
448.27
$3,487.91
2011
$1,677,438
$1,895,505
431.33
$4,394.56
2012
$1,465,319
$1,597,198
446.92
$3,573.79
2013
$1,440,190
$1,555,405
425.81
$3,652.81
2014
$1,397,804
$1,481,672
427.64
$3,464.76
2015
$1,166,188
$1,236,159
421.9
$2,929.98
2016
$1,258,483
$1,321,407
439.03
$3,009.83
2017
$1,269,121
$1,294,503
456.36
$2,836.58
Total
$13,841,825
$15,216,423
4,426.99
$34,384.31
10-year change (%)
-12.6
-23.8
-4.2
-20.5