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.
Over the 10-year span, Wilmington CUSD 209U reported 8.8 percent less revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 36.4 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 87 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$18,603,670
$28,738,974
-$10,135,304
2009
$15,082,968
$23,654,244
-$8,571,276
2010
$15,007,269
$19,219,282
-$4,212,013
2011
$17,158,386
$18,260,212
-$1,101,826
2012
$24,051,717
$27,558,652
-$3,506,935
2013
$23,065,370
$17,083,974
$5,981,396
2014
$16,909,048
$17,327,057
-$418,009
2015
$16,548,788
$18,534,084
-$1,985,296
2016
$16,414,904
$17,973,366
-$1,558,462
2017
$16,972,260
$18,288,571
-$1,316,311
Total
$179,814,380
$206,638,416
-$26,824,036
10-year change (%)
-8.8
-36.4
-87