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 local taxes per student went down 31.2 percent over the last 10 years.
Local revenue
Year
Total local taxes (nominal)
Total local taxes (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Local taxes per pupil (real)
2008
$523,560
$612,565
73.01
$8,390.15
2009
$465,037
$544,093
65.67
$8,285.26
2010
$513,987
$585,945
54.71
$10,710.02
2011
$413,140
$466,848
48.66
$9,594.08
2012
$429,083
$467,700
62.94
$7,430.89
2013
$420,497
$454,137
52.27
$8,688.29
2014
$397,942
$421,819
42.36
$9,957.96
2015
$328,150
$347,839
47.07
$7,389.82
2016
$313,260
$328,923
57.19
$5,751.41
2017
$300,237
$306,242
53.04
$5,773.79
Total
$4,104,893
$4,536,111
556.92
$81,971.67
10-year change (%)
-42.6
-50
-27.4
-31.2