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 74 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
$798,505
$934,251
222.37
$4,201.34
2009
$579,970
$678,565
225.03
$3,015.44
2010
$585,555
$667,533
231.26
$2,886.50
2011
$818,401
$924,793
224.8
$4,113.85
2012
$528,252
$575,795
216.69
$2,657.23
2013
$485,815
$524,680
221.79
$2,365.66
2014
$490,420
$519,845
221.57
$2,346.19
2015
$361,632
$383,330
216.22
$1,772.87
2016
$274,634
$288,366
207.25
$1,391.39
2017
$226,111
$230,633
211.45
$1,090.72
Total
$5,149,295
$5,727,791
2,198.43
$25,841.19
10-year change (%)
-71.7
-75.3
-4.9
-74
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