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.
Over the 10-year span, Brooklyn UD 188 reported 3.8 percent less revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 4.9 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 40.3 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$2,905,536
$2,999,241
-$93,705
2009
$2,572,879
$2,422,245
$150,634
2010
$2,884,883
$3,029,997
-$145,114
2011
$2,640,781
$2,851,825
-$211,044
2012
$2,204,055
$2,497,390
-$293,335
2013
$2,087,106
$2,203,251
-$116,145
2014
$1,875,125
$2,076,044
-$200,919
2015
$2,326,395
$2,560,358
-$233,963
2016
$2,638,030
$2,711,274
-$73,244
2017
$2,795,322
$2,851,230
-$55,908
Total
$24,930,112
$26,202,855
-$1,272,743
10-year change (%)
-3.8
-4.9
-40.3
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