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 35.8 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
$883,362
$1,033,534
242.89
$4,255.15
2009
$761,877
$891,396
224.66
$3,967.76
2010
$759,864
$866,245
217.57
$3,981.45
2011
$847,162
$957,293
217.79
$4,395.49
2012
$711,269
$775,283
223.01
$3,476.45
2013
$742,913
$802,346
232.67
$3,448.43
2014
$761,372
$807,054
260.23
$3,101.31
2015
$668,704
$708,826
237.44
$2,985.28
2016
$689,494
$723,969
216.78
$3,339.65
2017
$588,559
$600,330
219.69
$2,732.62
Total
$7,414,576
$8,166,276
2,292.73
$35,683.59
10-year change (%)
-33.4
-41.9
-9.6
-35.8
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