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 42.1 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
$2,309,758
$2,702,417
588.54
$4,591.73
2009
$1,757,249
$2,055,981
565.85
$3,633.44
2010
$1,548,044
$1,764,770
543.77
$3,245.43
2011
$2,044,031
$2,309,755
525.92
$4,391.84
2012
$1,812,647
$1,975,785
514.81
$3,837.89
2013
$1,874,558
$2,024,523
463.23
$4,370.45
2014
$1,424,733
$1,510,217
454.42
$3,323.39
2015
$1,311,479
$1,390,168
464.91
$2,990.19
2016
$1,087,877
$1,142,271
459.27
$2,487.14
2017
$1,233,496
$1,258,166
473.62
$2,656.49
Total
$16,403,872
$18,134,053
5,054.339999999999
$35,527.99
10-year change (%)
-46.6
-53.4
-19.5
-42.1
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