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 24.4 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
$1,953,251
$2,285,304
351.32
$6,504.91
2009
$1,563,672
$1,829,496
352.76
$5,186.23
2010
$1,634,519
$1,863,352
336.12
$5,543.71
2011
$1,952,017
$2,205,779
345.04
$6,392.82
2012
$1,794,992
$1,956,541
327.04
$5,982.57
2013
$1,771,918
$1,913,671
323.01
$5,924.49
2014
$1,752,884
$1,858,057
328.0
$5,664.81
2015
$1,398,895
$1,482,829
307.7
$4,819.07
2016
$1,448,741
$1,521,178
287.0
$5,300.27
2017
$1,381,665
$1,409,298
286.47
$4,919.53
Total
$16,652,554
$18,325,505
3,244.46
$56,238.40
10-year change (%)
-29.3
-38.3
-18.5
-24.4