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 37.8 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
$2,543,232
$2,975,581
672.6
$4,424
2009
$2,041,736
$2,388,831
667.89
$3,576.68
2010
$2,024,651
$2,308,102
660.54
$3,494.27
2011
$2,462,068
$2,782,137
609.49
$4,564.70
2012
$2,085,969
$2,273,706
617.07
$3,684.68
2013
$2,029,292
$2,191,635
623.46
$3,515.28
2014
$1,886,765
$1,999,971
627.61
$3,186.65
2015
$1,717,183
$1,820,214
633.18
$2,874.72
2016
$1,771,581
$1,860,160
645.89
$2,880
2017
$1,730,461
$1,765,070
641.15
$2,752.98
Total
$20,292,938
$22,365,407
6,398.88
$34,953.96
10-year change (%)
-32
-40.7
-4.7
-37.8
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