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 up 4.9 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
$45,732,323
$53,506,818
16,042.68
$3,335.28
2009
$39,405,979
$46,104,995
16,017.36
$2,878.44
2010
$35,016,935
$39,919,306
15,988.63
$2,496.73
2011
$41,707,257
$47,129,200
15,795.53
$2,983.70
2012
$38,216,232
$41,655,693
15,861.2
$2,626.26
2013
$41,389,332
$44,700,479
16,410.47
$2,723.90
2014
$43,562,428
$46,176,174
16,289.45
$2,834.73
2015
$48,442,465
$51,349,013
15,851.56
$3,239.37
2016
$47,480,826
$49,854,867
15,711.24
$3,173.20
2017
$53,241,944
$54,306,783
15,517.0
$3,499.82
Total
$434,195,721
$474,703,328
159,485.12
$29,791.43
10-year change (%)
16.4
1.5
-3.3
4.9