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 43 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
$1,306,147
$1,528,192
411.4
$3,714.61
2009
$1,029,602
$1,204,634
412.2
$2,922.45
2010
$994,148
$1,133,329
418.71
$2,706.72
2011
$1,265,337
$1,429,831
464.56
$3,077.82
2012
$1,307,997
$1,425,717
463.17
$3,078.17
2013
$1,159,213
$1,251,950
457.98
$2,733.63
2014
$1,169,455
$1,239,622
454.71
$2,726.18
2015
$1,020,896
$1,082,150
435.45
$2,485.13
2016
$950,782
$998,321
445.9
$2,238.89
2017
$918,721
$937,095
442.5
$2,117.73
Total
$11,122,298
$12,230,841
4,406.58
$27,801.32
10-year change (%)
-29.7
-38.7
7.6
-43