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 24.5 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
$346,131
$404,973
51.88
$7,805.96
2009
$272,749
$319,116
49.19
$6,487.42
2010
$255,608
$291,393
52.72
$5,527.18
2011
$282,880
$319,654
53.33
$5,993.89
2012
$237,532
$258,910
56.39
$4,591.42
2013
$234,431
$253,185
60.21
$4,205.03
2014
$274,611
$291,088
57.14
$5,094.29
2015
$280,982
$297,841
56.89
$5,235.38
2016
$271,744
$285,331
54.1
$5,274.14
2017
$261,258
$266,483
45.21
$5,894.34
Total
$2,717,926
$2,987,974
537.06
$56,109.05
10-year change (%)
-24.5
-34.2
-12.9
-24.5
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