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 41.6 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
$1,692,143
$1,979,807
410.22
$4,826.21
2009
$1,436,592
$1,680,813
416.98
$4,030.92
2010
$1,535,290
$1,750,231
398.79
$4,388.85
2011
$1,849,703
$2,090,164
394.07
$5,304.04
2012
$1,667,031
$1,817,064
396.38
$4,584.15
2013
$1,602,631
$1,730,841
353.8
$4,892.15
2014
$1,535,202
$1,627,314
333.71
$4,876.43
2015
$1,148,249
$1,217,144
319.13
$3,813.94
2016
$970,227
$1,018,738
317.96
$3,203.98
2017
$842,176
$859,020
304.68
$2,819.42
Total
$14,279,244
$15,771,136
3,645.7200000000003
$42,740.09
10-year change (%)
-50.2
-56.6
-25.7
-41.6