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 20 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
$2,008,794
$2,350,289
894.32
$2,628.02
2009
$1,585,874
$1,855,473
908.98
$2,041.27
2010
$1,595,134
$1,818,453
907.05
$2,004.80
2011
$2,178,981
$2,462,249
932.26
$2,641.16
2012
$1,943,271
$2,118,165
883.58
$2,397.25
2013
$2,038,399
$2,201,471
847.44
$2,597.79
2014
$13,433,217
$14,239,210
852.11
$16,710.53
2015
$1,592,810
$1,688,379
889.2
$1,898.76
2016
$1,711,302
$1,796,867
881.42
$2,038.60
2017
$1,656,924
$1,690,062
803.97
$2,102.15
Total
$29,744,706
$32,220,618
8,800.33
$37,060.33
10-year change (%)
-17.5
-28.1
-10.1
-20