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 43.4 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
$1,075,116
$1,257,886
232.34
$5,413.99
2009
$869,338
$1,017,125
221.92
$4,583.30
2010
$837,092
$954,285
228.13
$4,183.08
2011
$910,836
$1,029,245
229.47
$4,485.31
2012
$776,574
$846,466
226.05
$3,744.60
2013
$817,671
$883,085
227.09
$3,888.70
2014
$820,774
$870,020
221.63
$3,925.55
2015
$671,184
$711,455
201.85
$3,524.67
2016
$607,050
$637,403
189.81
$3,358.11
2017
$592,748
$604,603
197.19
$3,066.09
Total
$7,978,383
$8,811,573
2,175.48
$40,173.39
10-year change (%)
-44.9
-51.9
-15.1
-43.4
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