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 47.1 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
$2,669,030
$3,122,765
929.76
$3,358.68
2009
$2,614,388
$3,058,834
862.13
$3,548
2010
$1,635,395
$1,864,350
843.59
$2,210.02
2011
$1,733,202
$1,958,518
861.73
$2,272.77
2012
$1,499,235
$1,634,166
868.53
$1,881.53
2013
$1,614,403
$1,743,555
859.72
$2,028.05
2014
$1,722,316
$1,825,655
822.14
$2,220.61
2015
$1,343,882
$1,424,515
846.98
$1,681.88
2016
$1,527,441
$1,603,813
841.26
$1,906.44
2017
$1,394,323
$1,422,209
800.43
$1,776.81
Total
$17,753,615
$19,658,380
8,536.27
$22,884.79
10-year change (%)
-47.8
-54.5
-13.9
-47.1