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 72.5 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
$480,734
$562,459
128.7
$4,370.31
2009
$584,350
$683,690
132.44
$5,162.26
2010
$370,318
$422,163
134.42
$3,140.63
2011
$302,928
$342,309
134.29
$2,549.03
2012
$202,396
$220,612
132.45
$1,665.62
2013
$212,036
$228,999
120.23
$1,904.67
2014
$185,645
$196,784
113.17
$1,738.84
2015
$137,021
$145,242
109.85
$1,322.18
2016
$129,038
$135,490
114.23
$1,186.12
2017
$133,402
$136,070
113.01
$1,204.05
Total
$2,737,868
$3,073,818
1,232.79
$24,243.71
10-year change (%)
-72.2
-75.8
-12.2
-72.5
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