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 up 13 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
$42,764,617
$50,034,602
13,125.79
$3,811.93
2009
$38,537,585
$45,088,974
13,903.61
$3,242.97
2010
$37,415,871
$42,654,093
14,587.05
$2,924.11
2011
$43,916,747
$49,625,924
14,859.84
$3,339.60
2012
$42,966,463
$46,833,445
15,627.75
$2,996.81
2013
$47,404,819
$51,197,205
16,531.88
$3,096.88
2014
$54,573,614
$57,848,031
16,728.24
$3,458.11
2015
$57,171,507
$60,601,797
17,213.2
$3,520.66
2016
$62,556,019
$65,683,820
17,289.37
$3,799.09
2017
$71,266,933
$72,692,272
16,872.53
$4,308.32
Total
$498,574,175
$542,260,163
156,739.26
$34,498.47
10-year change (%)
66.7
45.3
28.5
13