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 36.7 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
$1,186,643
$1,388,372
295.27
$4,702.04
2009
$712,518
$833,646
293.05
$2,844.72
2010
$869,311
$991,015
274.0
$3,616.84
2011
$734,152
$829,592
262.73
$3,157.58
2012
$552,677
$602,418
271.73
$2,216.97
2013
$860,296
$929,120
270.84
$3,430.51
2014
$744,346
$789,007
260.24
$3,031.84
2015
$633,481
$671,490
272.69
$2,462.47
2016
$766,492
$804,817
251.87
$3,195.37
2017
$695,311
$709,217
238.23
$2,977.03
Total
$7,755,227
$8,548,694
2,690.6499999999996
$31,635.37
10-year change (%)
-41.4
-48.9
-19.3
-36.7