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 33.3 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
$2,125,559
$2,486,904
589.11
$4,221.46
2009
$1,753,978
$2,052,154
521.37
$3,936.08
2010
$1,776,495
$2,025,204
521.72
$3,881.78
2011
$1,901,766
$2,148,996
509.16
$4,220.67
2012
$1,625,594
$1,771,897
509.31
$3,479.01
2013
$1,491,653
$1,610,985
499.24
$3,226.87
2014
$1,268,669
$1,344,789
480.48
$2,798.84
2015
$1,101,403
$1,167,487
508.02
$2,298.11
2016
$1,087,352
$1,141,720
477.02
$2,393.44
2017
$1,120,021
$1,142,421
405.98
$2,813.98
Total
$15,252,490
$16,892,557
5,021.41
$33,270.24
10-year change (%)
-47.3
-54.1
-31.1
-33.3