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 33.6 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
$1,215,970
$1,422,685
322.91
$4,405.83
2009
$1,140,929
$1,334,887
280.46
$4,759.63
2010
$1,059,116
$1,207,392
260.9
$4,627.80
2011
$1,158,203
$1,308,769
253.32
$5,166.47
2012
$939,156
$1,023,680
240.17
$4,262.31
2013
$813,173
$878,227
257.5
$3,410.59
2014
$851,724
$902,827
247.08
$3,653.99
2015
$643,143
$681,732
242.03
$2,816.73
2016
$691,597
$726,177
231.43
$3,137.78
2017
$626,146
$638,669
218.38
$2,924.58
Total
$9,139,157
$10,125,045
2,554.18
$39,165.71
10-year change (%)
-48.5
-55.1
-32.4
-33.6