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 up 23.2 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
$581,921
$680,848
180.64
$3,769.09
2009
$550,948
$644,609
167.3
$3,853.01
2010
$585,064
$666,973
168.66
$3,954.54
2011
$922,310
$1,042,210
151.81
$6,865.23
2012
$668,471
$728,633
151.89
$4,797.11
2013
$782,100
$844,668
162.67
$5,192.52
2014
$808,326
$856,826
150.69
$5,686.02
2015
$623,562
$660,976
128.33
$5,150.60
2016
$582,364
$611,482
137.02
$4,462.72
2017
$531,911
$542,549
116.82
$4,644.32
Total
$6,636,977
$7,279,774
1,515.83
$48,375.16
10-year change (%)
-8.6
-20.3
-35.3
23.2