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 45.6 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
$745,418
$872,139
281.66
$3,096.42
2009
$798,664
$934,437
299.06
$3,124.58
2010
$539,325
$614,831
278.58
$2,207.02
2011
$562,641
$635,784
274.9
$2,312.78
2012
$530,576
$578,328
271.15
$2,132.87
2013
$559,551
$604,315
262.84
$2,299.17
2014
$564,242
$598,097
251.09
$2,382
2015
$387,557
$410,810
254.49
$1,614.25
2016
$431,605
$453,185
252.31
$1,796.14
2017
$386,884
$394,622
234.31
$1,684.19
Total
$5,506,463
$6,096,548
2,660.3899999999994
$22,649.42
10-year change (%)
-48.1
-54.8
-16.8
-45.6