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 31.7 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
$970,701
$1,135,720
241.76
$4,697.72
2009
$733,074
$857,697
258.92
$3,312.59
2010
$857,075
$977,066
275.95
$3,540.74
2011
$1,046,314
$1,182,335
255.73
$4,623.37
2012
$998,473
$1,088,336
245.72
$4,429.17
2013
$918,012
$991,453
232.77
$4,259.37
2014
$910,928
$965,584
230.9
$4,181.83
2015
$664,088
$703,933
215.63
$3,264.54
2016
$626,674
$658,008
199.74
$3,294.32
2017
$604,298
$616,384
192.23
$3,206.49
Total
$8,329,637
$9,176,516
2,349.35
$38,810.13
10-year change (%)
-37.8
-45.7
-20.5
-31.7
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