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 total spending went down 55.7 percent over the last 10 years.
Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$862,671
$1,009,325
73.01
$13,824.48
2009
$758,667
$887,640
65.67
$13,516.67
2010
$922,113
$1,051,209
54.71
$19,214.20
2011
$866,746
$979,423
48.66
$20,127.89
2012
$871,525
$949,962
62.94
$15,093.14
2013
$827,633
$893,844
52.27
$17,100.52
2014
$755,548
$800,881
42.36
$18,906.54
2015
$576,274
$610,850
47.07
$12,977.48
2016
$539,653
$566,636
57.19
$9,907.96
2017
$438,418
$447,186
53.04
$8,431.11
Total
$7,419,248
$8,196,956
556.92
$149,099.99
10-year change (%)
-49.2
-55.7
-27.4
-39