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 36.5 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
$286,211
$334,867
73.01
$4,586.59
2009
$279,136
$326,589
65.67
$4,973.18
2010
$253,730
$289,252
54.71
$5,287
2011
$237,679
$268,577
48.66
$5,519.46
2012
$211,504
$230,539
62.94
$3,662.84
2013
$239,055
$258,179
52.27
$4,939.33
2014
$199,522
$211,493
42.36
$4,992.75
2015
$148,444
$157,351
47.07
$3,342.91
2016
$120,930
$126,977
57.19
$2,220.27
2017
$151,382
$154,410
53.04
$2,911.20
Total
$2,127,593
$2,358,234
556.92
$42,435.52
10-year change (%)
-47.1
-53.9
-27.4
-36.5
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