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 47.8 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
$2,309,143
$2,701,697
690.54
$3,912.44
2009
$1,724,522
$2,017,691
642.19
$3,141.89
2010
$1,668,870
$1,902,512
619.85
$3,069.31
2011
$1,710,936
$1,933,358
616.2
$3,137.55
2012
$1,400,191
$1,526,208
585.35
$2,607.34
2013
$1,248,727
$1,348,625
572.62
$2,355.18
2014
$1,213,849
$1,286,680
568.48
$2,263.37
2015
$941,455
$997,942
573.55
$1,739.94
2016
$1,098,896
$1,153,841
606.49
$1,902.49
2017
$1,255,944
$1,281,063
627.4
$2,041.86
Total
$14,572,533
$16,149,617
6,102.669999999999
$26,171.37
10-year change (%)
-45.6
-52.6
-9.1
-47.8