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 27.4 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
$164,795
$192,810
148.71
$1,296.55
2009
$189,919
$222,205
156.0
$1,424.39
2010
$171,076
$195,027
155.04
$1,257.91
2011
$158,620
$179,241
152.87
$1,172.51
2012
$144,347
$157,338
155.89
$1,009.29
2013
$159,560
$172,325
147.48
$1,168.46
2014
$114,453
$121,320
141.46
$857.63
2015
$88,750
$94,075
136.14
$691.02
2016
$135,938
$142,735
133.76
$1,067.10
2017
$116,810
$119,146
126.59
$941.20
Total
$1,444,268
$1,596,222
1,453.94
$10,886.06
10-year change (%)
-29.1
-38.2
-14.9
-27.4
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