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 54.6 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
$802,513
$938,940
393.3
$2,387.34
2009
$709,117
$829,667
397.68
$2,086.27
2010
$761,187
$867,753
387.51
$2,239.30
2011
$735,543
$831,164
388.2
$2,141.07
2012
$635,808
$693,031
387.48
$1,788.56
2013
$599,842
$647,829
368.58
$1,757.63
2014
$463,401
$491,205
365.44
$1,344.15
2015
$326,436
$346,022
358.03
$966.46
2016
$365,652
$383,935
360.24
$1,065.78
2017
$382,251
$389,896
359.81
$1,083.62
Total
$5,781,750
$6,419,442
3,766.27
$16,860.18
10-year change (%)
-52.4
-58.5
-8.5
-54.6
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