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 82.6 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
$317,401
$371,359
178.15
$2,084.53
2009
$300,407
$351,476
163.65
$2,147.73
2010
$288,818
$329,253
148.57
$2,216.15
2011
$370,279
$418,415
147.66
$2,833.64
2012
$241,958
$263,734
134.5
$1,960.85
2013
$245,037
$264,640
120.11
$2,203.31
2014
$233,090
$247,075
118.23
$2,089.78
2015
$88,469
$93,777
106.87
$877.49
2016
$53,641
$56,323
126.11
$446.62
2017
$45,667
$46,580
128.19
$363.37
Total
$2,184,767
$2,442,632
1,372.04
$17,223.46
10-year change (%)
-85.6
-87.5
-28
-82.6
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