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 30.2 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
$344,494
$403,058
91.92
$4,384.88
2009
$479,350
$560,840
89.39
$6,274.08
2010
$355,981
$405,818
82.01
$4,948.40
2011
$374,094
$422,726
79.91
$5,290.03
2012
$404,528
$440,936
91.4
$4,824.25
2013
$398,593
$430,480
84.44
$5,098.06
2014
$367,049
$389,072
91.77
$4,239.64
2015
$285,251
$302,366
89.75
$3,368.98
2016
$282,316
$296,432
89.86
$3,298.82
2017
$245,847
$250,764
81.9
$3,061.83
Total
$3,537,503
$3,902,492
872.3499999999999
$44,788.97
10-year change (%)
-28.6
-37.8
-10.9
-30.2
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