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 71.3 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
$224,426
$262,578
52.29
$5,021.57
2009
$224,537
$262,708
42.67
$6,156.74
2010
$180,141
$205,361
37.16
$5,526.40
2011
$195,906
$221,374
30.38
$7,286.83
2012
$143,991
$156,950
33.62
$4,668.35
2013
$157,108
$169,677
29.24
$5,802.91
2014
$147,038
$155,860
31.25
$4,987.52
2015
$34,890
$36,983
32.8
$1,127.53
2016
$39,041
$40,993
33.87
$1,210.30
2017
$42,929
$43,788
30.38
$1,441.34
Total
$1,390,007
$1,556,272
353.66
$43,229.49
10-year change (%)
-80.9
-83.3
-41.9
-71.3
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