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 46.3 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
$382,188
$447,160
174.04
$2,569.29
2009
$367,258
$429,692
187.35
$2,293.53
2010
$303,005
$345,426
174.89
$1,975.10
2011
$276,948
$312,951
182.92
$1,710.86
2012
$214,168
$233,443
173.54
$1,345.18
2013
$250,559
$270,604
166.0
$1,630.14
2014
$273,110
$289,497
166.27
$1,741.13
2015
$172,044
$182,367
160.56
$1,135.82
2016
$203,672
$213,856
160.73
$1,330.53
2017
$195,574
$199,485
144.55
$1,380.04
Total
$2,638,526
$2,924,481
1,690.8499999999997
$17,111.62
10-year change (%)
-48.8
-55.4
-16.9
-46.3