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 48.4 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
$1,544,113
$1,806,612
353.55
$5,109.92
2009
$1,250,137
$1,462,660
345.73
$4,230.64
2010
$1,211,074
$1,380,624
346.17
$3,988.28
2011
$1,445,556
$1,633,478
339.51
$4,811.28
2012
$1,265,369
$1,379,252
324.81
$4,246.33
2013
$1,233,624
$1,332,314
313.13
$4,254.83
2014
$1,110,398
$1,177,022
304.56
$3,864.66
2015
$839,179
$889,530
304.0
$2,926.09
2016
$753,643
$791,325
294.44
$2,687.56
2017
$717,616
$731,968
277.62
$2,636.58
Total
$11,370,709
$12,584,785
3,203.52
$38,756.17
10-year change (%)
-53.5
-59.5
-21.5
-48.4
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