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 31.4 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
$2,098,084
$2,454,758
419.39
$5,853.16
2009
$1,595,020
$1,866,173
300.4
$6,212.29
2010
$1,685,674
$1,921,668
398.52
$4,822.01
2011
$3,128,043
$3,534,689
394.92
$8,950.39
2012
$3,355,456
$3,657,447
363.87
$10,051.52
2013
$1,698,510
$1,834,391
348.06
$5,270.33
2014
$1,660,524
$1,760,155
340.71
$5,166.14
2015
$1,353,596
$1,434,812
319.93
$4,484.77
2016
$1,354,373
$1,422,092
322.96
$4,403.31
2017
$1,293,632
$1,319,505
328.87
$4,012.24
Total
$19,222,912
$21,205,690
3,537.6299999999997
$59,226.15
10-year change (%)
-38.3
-46.2
-21.6
-31.4