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 74.2 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
$274,129
$320,731
57.75
$5,553.78
2009
$237,901
$278,344
69.8
$3,987.74
2010
$191,921
$218,790
69.63
$3,142.18
2011
$124,867
$141,100
77.0
$1,832.47
2012
$75,379
$82,163
85.83
$957.28
2013
$90,396
$97,628
83.09
$1,174.97
2014
$109,437
$116,003
84.07
$1,379.84
2015
$98,847
$104,778
88.42
$1,185
2016
$108,590
$114,020
84.68
$1,346.48
2017
$114,961
$117,260
81.9
$1,431.75
Total
$1,426,428
$1,590,817
782.17
$21,991.49
10-year change (%)
-58.1
-63.4
41.8
-74.2
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