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 41.9 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
$2,204,982
$2,579,829
931.68
$2,769.01
2009
$1,954,299
$2,286,530
957.41
$2,388.25
2010
$1,858,169
$2,118,313
958.1
$2,210.95
2011
$2,515,150
$2,842,120
953.11
$2,981.94
2012
$2,244,946
$2,446,991
929.22
$2,633.38
2013
$2,190,448
$2,365,684
930.19
$2,543.23
2014
$2,160,905
$2,290,559
949.46
$2,412.49
2015
$1,643,042
$1,741,625
935.8
$1,861.11
2016
$1,595,334
$1,675,101
916.89
$1,826.94
2017
$1,425,523
$1,454,033
904.5
$1,607.55
Total
$19,792,798
$21,800,785
9,366.36
$23,234.85
10-year change (%)
-35.4
-43.6
-2.9
-41.9