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 44 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
$205,475
$240,406
108.68
$2,212.05
2009
$178,541
$208,893
107.35
$1,945.91
2010
$151,022
$172,165
111.34
$1,546.30
2011
$141,340
$159,714
121.88
$1,310.42
2012
$194,013
$211,474
128.17
$1,649.95
2013
$263,669
$284,763
110.21
$2,583.82
2014
$237,313
$251,552
113.38
$2,218.66
2015
$101,905
$108,019
110.7
$975.78
2016
$134,635
$141,367
102.22
$1,382.97
2017
$127,499
$130,049
105.06
$1,237.85
Total
$1,735,412
$1,908,402
1,118.99
$17,063.71
10-year change (%)
-38
-45.9
-3.3
-44
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