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 9.8 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
$1,097,413
$1,283,973
206.97
$6,203.67
2009
$1,021,035
$1,194,611
223.57
$5,343.34
2010
$1,065,051
$1,214,158
231.35
$5,248.14
2011
$1,430,427
$1,616,383
230.02
$7,027.14
2012
$1,273,123
$1,387,704
232.77
$5,961.70
2013
$1,169,994
$1,263,594
190.25
$6,641.76
2014
$1,175,453
$1,245,980
211.59
$5,888.65
2015
$966,528
$1,024,520
206.37
$4,964.48
2016
$999,170
$1,049,129
188.48
$5,566.26
2017
$992,387
$1,012,235
180.88
$5,596.17
Total
$11,190,581
$12,292,287
2,102.25
$58,441.31
10-year change (%)
-9.6
-21.2
-12.6
-9.8