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 58 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
$1,097,908
$1,284,552
267.87
$4,795.43
2009
$841,876
$984,995
272.8
$3,610.69
2010
$888,211
$1,012,561
267.21
$3,789.38
2011
$1,036,766
$1,171,546
256.68
$4,564.23
2012
$783,947
$854,502
241.74
$3,534.80
2013
$691,433
$746,748
215.14
$3,470.99
2014
$641,822
$680,331
203.57
$3,342
2015
$381,434
$404,320
198.9
$2,032.78
2016
$328,607
$345,037
180.53
$1,911.24
2017
$365,274
$372,579
184.76
$2,016.56
Total
$7,057,278
$7,857,171
2,289.2
$33,068.10
10-year change (%)
-66.7
-71
-31
-58
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