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 39.8 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
$1,206,846
$1,412,010
285.44
$4,946.78
2009
$940,216
$1,100,053
292.27
$3,763.82
2010
$961,557
$1,096,175
287.15
$3,817.43
2011
$1,125,813
$1,272,169
280.35
$4,537.79
2012
$1,002,231
$1,092,432
276.37
$3,952.79
2013
$1,047,786
$1,131,609
257.17
$4,400.24
2014
$946,384
$1,003,167
264.77
$3,788.82
2015
$745,271
$789,987
263.25
$3,000.90
2016
$775,222
$813,983
263.84
$3,085.14
2017
$787,751
$803,506
269.77
$2,978.49
Total
$9,539,077
$10,515,091
2,740.38
$38,272.20
10-year change (%)
-34.7
-43.1
-5.5
-39.8
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