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 9.2 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
$2,320,274
$2,714,721
732.9
$3,704.08
2009
$1,996,289
$2,335,658
741.07
$3,151.74
2010
$2,174,441
$2,478,863
657.41
$3,770.65
2011
$2,644,156
$2,987,896
661.62
$4,516.03
2012
$2,065,891
$2,251,821
605.2
$3,720.79
2013
$2,171,031
$2,344,713
614.93
$3,812.98
2014
$2,157,605
$2,287,061
621.96
$3,677.18
2015
$1,819,054
$1,928,197
556.23
$3,466.55
2016
$1,971,545
$2,070,122
525.21
$3,941.51
2017
$1,875,461
$1,912,970
568.48
$3,365.06
Total
$21,195,747
$23,312,022
6,285.01
$37,126.57
10-year change (%)
-19.2
-29.5
-22.4
-9.2