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 46.8 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
$607,101
$710,308
206.26
$3,443.75
2009
$537,829
$629,260
193.03
$3,259.91
2010
$476,002
$542,642
190.29
$2,851.66
2011
$575,856
$650,717
192.79
$3,375.26
2012
$595,235
$648,806
195.96
$3,310.91
2013
$535,652
$578,504
194.49
$2,974.47
2014
$523,990
$555,429
190.85
$2,910.29
2015
$411,497
$436,187
185.7
$2,348.88
2016
$279,653
$293,636
196.72
$1,492.66
2017
$336,654
$343,387
187.49
$1,831.50
Total
$4,879,469
$5,388,876
1,933.58
$27,799.29
10-year change (%)
-44.5
-51.7
-9.1
-46.8