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 45.9 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
$454,111
$531,310
85.59
$6,207.62
2009
$365,853
$428,048
94.25
$4,541.62
2010
$354,911
$404,599
91.47
$4,423.30
2011
$390,352
$441,098
86.66
$5,089.98
2012
$318,799
$347,491
87.47
$3,972.69
2013
$320,200
$345,816
83.42
$4,145.48
2014
$575,690
$610,231
84.74
$7,201.22
2015
$293,829
$311,459
78.93
$3,946.02
2016
$262,408
$275,528
78.23
$3,522.02
2017
$269,891
$275,289
81.97
$3,358.41
Total
$3,606,044
$3,970,869
852.73
$46,408.35
10-year change (%)
-40.6
-48.2
-4.2
-45.9
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