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 46.7 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
$2,299,116
$2,689,966
860.57
$3,125.80
2009
$1,891,572
$2,213,139
839.65
$2,635.79
2010
$1,732,472
$1,975,018
844.05
$2,339.93
2011
$1,650,366
$1,864,914
829.13
$2,249.24
2012
$1,602,568
$1,746,799
825.35
$2,116.43
2013
$1,414,287
$1,527,430
857.81
$1,780.62
2014
$1,406,166
$1,490,536
839.56
$1,775.38
2015
$1,267,785
$1,343,852
786.22
$1,709.26
2016
$1,320,486
$1,386,510
768.33
$1,804.58
2017
$1,233,745
$1,258,420
755.51
$1,665.66
Total
$15,818,563
$17,496,584
8,206.179999999998
$21,202.69
10-year change (%)
-46.3
-53.2
-12.2
-46.7
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