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 31.6 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
$179,317
$209,801
83.59
$2,509.88
2009
$177,110
$207,219
79.72
$2,599.34
2010
$169,318
$193,023
74.4
$2,594.40
2011
$176,550
$199,502
71.69
$2,782.84
2012
$113,289
$123,485
64.36
$1,918.66
2013
$191,682
$207,017
63.4
$3,265.25
2014
$210,174
$222,784
68.92
$3,232.50
2015
$106,421
$112,806
59.24
$1,904.22
2016
$119,353
$125,321
52.63
$2,381.17
2017
$102,076
$104,118
60.64
$1,716.99
Total
$1,545,290
$1,705,076
678.5899999999999
$24,905.25
10-year change (%)
-43.1
-50.4
-27.5
-31.6
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