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Monday, October 27, 2025

How has spending changed at Richland GSD 88A?

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Richland School District 88A decreased per-student spending 9.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of public schools data.

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 total spending went down 4.3 percent over the last 10 years.

Annual spending
Year
Total spending (nominal)
Total spending (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Spending per pupil (real)
2008
$10,568,545
$12,365,198
772.22
$16,012.53
2009
$8,901,726
$10,415,019
809.51
$12,865.83
2010
$8,996,095
$10,255,548
824.46
$12,439.11
2011
$9,050,697
$10,227,288
821.63
$12,447.56
2012
$9,843,419
$10,729,327
902.21
$11,892.27
2013
$9,838,109
$10,625,158
875.11
$12,141.51
2014
$10,121,041
$10,728,303
866.1
$12,386.91
2015
$10,834,771
$11,484,857
858.89
$13,371.74
2016
$11,892,190
$12,486,800
831.52
$15,016.84
2017
$11,602,528
$11,834,579
812.82
$14,559.90
Total
$101,649,121
$111,152,077
8,374.470000000001
$133,134.20
10-year change (%)
9.8
-4.3
5.3
-9.1
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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