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 25.1 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
$2,383,231
$2,788,380
483.09
$5,771.97
2009
$1,891,254
$2,212,767
495.03
$4,469.97
2010
$2,004,069
$2,284,639
482.85
$4,731.57
2011
$2,377,414
$2,686,478
495.78
$5,418.69
2012
$2,250,479
$2,453,022
452.46
$5,421.52
2013
$2,127,776
$2,297,998
453.86
$5,063.23
2014
$2,028,697
$2,150,419
447.31
$4,807.45
2015
$1,702,731
$1,804,895
422.95
$4,267.40
2016
$1,774,477
$1,863,201
408.5
$4,561.08
2017
$1,684,715
$1,718,409
397.72
$4,320.65
Total
$20,224,843
$22,260,208
4,539.55
$48,833.53
10-year change (%)
-29.3
-38.4
-17.7
-25.1