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 67.3 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
$1,982,861
$2,319,947
547.05
$4,240.83
2009
$1,872,506
$2,190,832
542.92
$4,035.28
2010
$1,672,891
$1,907,096
568.86
$3,352.49
2011
$1,287,837
$1,455,256
550.28
$2,644.57
2012
$1,281,988
$1,397,367
567.49
$2,462.36
2013
$1,204,392
$1,300,743
549.17
$2,368.56
2014
$998,069
$1,057,953
534.33
$1,979.96
2015
$818,508
$867,618
537.78
$1,613.33
2016
$772,322
$810,938
546.58
$1,483.66
2017
$711,612
$725,844
523.2
$1,387.32
Total
$12,602,986
$14,033,594
5,467.659999999999
$25,568.35
10-year change (%)
-64.1
-68.7
-4.4
-67.3
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