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 59.2 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
$1,724,286
$2,017,415
519.55
$3,883
2009
$1,465,067
$1,714,128
509.84
$3,362.09
2010
$1,411,978
$1,609,655
516.61
$3,115.80
2011
$1,630,616
$1,842,596
499.48
$3,689.03
2012
$1,468,534
$1,600,702
490.95
$3,260.42
2013
$1,380,685
$1,491,140
482.13
$3,092.82
2014
$1,294,085
$1,371,730
443.71
$3,091.50
2015
$843,507
$894,117
435.84
$2,051.48
2016
$737,153
$774,011
433.99
$1,783.48
2017
$666,794
$680,130
429.37
$1,584.02
Total
$12,622,705
$13,995,624
4,761.47
$28,913.64
10-year change (%)
-61.3
-66.3
-17.4
-59.2
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