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 46 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
$867,687
$1,015,194
165.79
$6,123.37
2009
$745,288
$871,987
142.08
$6,137.30
2010
$597,683
$681,359
93.22
$7,309.15
2011
$614,882
$694,817
86.57
$8,026.07
2012
$467,402
$509,468
132.34
$3,849.69
2013
$512,824
$553,850
130.73
$4,236.59
2014
$499,943
$529,940
126.24
$4,197.88
2015
$349,514
$370,485
121.1
$3,059.33
2016
$367,416
$385,787
111.06
$3,473.68
2017
$332,921
$339,579
102.61
$3,309.41
Total
$5,355,560
$5,952,466
1,211.74
$49,722.47
10-year change (%)
-61.6
-66.5
-38.1
-46
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