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 71.2 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
$363,264
$425,019
95.52
$4,449.53
2009
$329,312
$385,295
98.25
$3,921.58
2010
$265,553
$302,730
97.62
$3,101.11
2011
$281,958
$318,613
106.77
$2,984.11
2012
$200,822
$218,896
99.53
$2,199.30
2013
$240,614
$259,863
92.4
$2,812.37
2014
$221,883
$235,196
86.22
$2,727.86
2015
$118,066
$125,150
84.86
$1,474.78
2016
$152,565
$160,193
86.69
$1,847.88
2017
$108,947
$111,126
86.84
$1,279.66
Total
$2,282,984
$2,542,081
934.6999999999999
$26,798.18
10-year change (%)
-70
-73.8
-9.1
-71.2