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 45.4 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
$333,460
$390,148
78.19
$4,989.74
2009
$305,911
$357,916
67.3
$5,318.22
2010
$224,626
$256,074
85.12
$3,008.39
2011
$155,426
$175,631
82.34
$2,133
2012
$127,369
$138,832
89.89
$1,544.47
2013
$194,583
$210,150
94.8
$2,216.77
2014
$178,041
$188,723
94.71
$1,992.64
2015
$213,765
$226,591
100.4
$2,256.88
2016
$249,769
$262,257
94.89
$2,763.80
2017
$237,461
$242,210
88.82
$2,726.98
Total
$2,220,411
$2,448,532
876.46
$28,950.89
10-year change (%)
-28.8
-37.9
13.6
-45.4
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