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, Grant CHSD 124 reported 30.3 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went up 59.8 percent.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$25,504,401
$21,263,923
$4,240,478
2009
$27,406,716
$37,621,376
-$10,214,660
2010
$27,823,276
$36,768,735
-$8,945,459
2011
$28,698,624
$27,507,894
$1,190,730
2012
$28,954,600
$34,046,919
-$5,092,319
2013
$29,579,610
$26,006,572
$3,573,038
2014
$29,859,161
$28,034,623
$1,824,538
2015
$30,447,537
$32,582,751
-$2,135,214
2016
$32,602,248
$32,748,961
-$146,713
2017
$33,239,160
$33,979,616
-$740,456
Total
$294,115,333
$310,561,370
-$16,446,037
10-year change (%)
30.3
59.8
N/M