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 47.5 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
$1,789,931
$2,094,219
496.06
$4,221.71
2009
$1,346,267
$1,575,132
479.87
$3,282.41
2010
$1,526,726
$1,740,468
464.66
$3,745.68
2011
$1,775,064
$2,005,822
463.81
$4,324.66
2012
$1,440,815
$1,570,488
454.64
$3,454.36
2013
$1,421,719
$1,535,457
427.99
$3,587.60
2014
$1,297,834
$1,375,704
457.73
$3,005.49
2015
$1,080,542
$1,145,375
463.94
$2,468.80
2016
$1,106,165
$1,161,473
442.1
$2,627.17
2017
$968,258
$987,623
446.05
$2,214.15
Total
$13,753,321
$15,191,761
4,596.85
$32,932.03
10-year change (%)
-45.9
-52.8
-10.1
-47.5
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