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.
Over the 10-year span, Fremont SD 79 reported 29.9 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 15.2 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 92.6 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$24,238,447
$38,364,533
-$14,126,086
2009
$25,104,224
$23,151,894
$1,952,330
2010
$26,028,590
$24,264,868
$1,763,722
2011
$26,630,013
$23,656,855
$2,973,158
2012
$28,014,147
$29,369,777
-$1,355,630
2013
$29,063,296
$26,639,612
$2,423,684
2014
$39,856,489
$28,926,028
$10,930,461
2015
$30,994,728
$33,159,643
-$2,164,915
2016
$31,171,466
$32,787,331
-$1,615,865
2017
$31,476,271
$32,527,280
-$1,051,009
Total
$292,577,671
$292,847,821
-$270,150
10-year change (%)
29.9
-15.2
-92.6