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 36.1 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
$411,618
$481,593
333.36
$1,444.66
2009
$446,414
$522,304
318.37
$1,640.56
2010
$431,615
$492,041
297.33
$1,654.86
2011
$423,591
$478,658
298.52
$1,603.44
2012
$369,585
$402,848
307.05
$1,311.99
2013
$363,585
$392,672
287.18
$1,367.34
2014
$2,015,121
$2,136,028
265.41
$8,048.03
2015
$261,157
$276,826
270.31
$1,024.11
2016
$318,906
$334,851
269.9
$1,240.65
2017
$262,696
$267,950
290.32
$922.95
Total
$5,304,288
$5,785,771
2,937.75
$20,258.59
10-year change (%)
-36.2
-44.4
-12.9
-36.1
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