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 46.4 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
$1,059,267
$1,239,342
417.29
$2,969.98
2009
$1,088,292
$1,273,302
426.25
$2,987.22
2010
$898,895
$1,024,740
421.19
$2,432.96
2011
$1,318,163
$1,489,524
468.29
$3,180.77
2012
$1,019,819
$1,111,603
495.23
$2,244.62
2013
$864,174
$933,308
485.31
$1,923.12
2014
$862,986
$914,765
517.08
$1,769.10
2015
$745,988
$790,747
548.68
$1,441.18
2016
$836,576
$878,405
560.08
$1,568.36
2017
$802,703
$818,757
514.53
$1,591.27
Total
$9,496,863
$10,474,493
4,853.929999999999
$22,108.57
10-year change (%)
-24.2
-33.9
23.3
-46.4