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 52.4 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
$1,932,615
$2,261,160
570.0
$3,966.95
2009
$1,463,775
$1,712,617
556.3
$3,078.59
2010
$1,491,852
$1,700,711
549.93
$3,092.60
2011
$1,469,796
$1,660,869
537.6
$3,089.41
2012
$1,281,117
$1,396,418
531.0
$2,629.79
2013
$1,457,374
$1,573,964
511.96
$3,074.39
2014
$1,131,298
$1,199,176
518.01
$2,314.97
2015
$908,267
$962,763
493.9
$1,949.31
2016
$1,019,393
$1,070,363
483.85
$2,212.18
2017
$905,388
$923,496
488.86
$1,889.08
Total
$13,060,875
$14,461,537
5,241.41
$27,297.27
10-year change (%)
-53.1
-59.2
-14.2
-52.4
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