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 58.9 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
$420,904
$492,458
81.34
$6,054.32
2009
$340,492
$398,376
85.59
$4,654.47
2010
$354,837
$404,514
84.0
$4,815.64
2011
$389,871
$440,554
79.25
$5,559.04
2012
$322,858
$351,915
72.2
$4,874.17
2013
$304,727
$329,105
76.67
$4,292.49
2014
$301,282
$319,359
77.52
$4,119.70
2015
$225,443
$238,970
69.58
$3,434.46
2016
$148,044
$155,446
55.96
$2,777.81
2017
$145,164
$148,067
59.49
$2,488.94
Total
$2,953,622
$3,278,764
741.6000000000001
$43,071.03
10-year change (%)
-65.5
-69.9
-26.9
-58.9
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