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 38.4 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
$2,769,735
$3,240,590
657.93
$4,925.43
2009
$2,203,017
$2,577,530
645.7
$3,991.84
2010
$2,177,987
$2,482,905
635.64
$3,906.15
2011
$2,529,147
$2,857,936
631.24
$4,527.50
2012
$2,261,907
$2,465,479
605.01
$4,075.10
2013
$2,130,678
$2,301,132
585.12
$3,932.75
2014
$1,951,663
$2,068,763
581.81
$3,555.74
2015
$1,549,684
$1,642,665
562.0
$2,922.89
2016
$1,583,403
$1,662,573
544.15
$3,055.36
2017
$1,561,264
$1,592,489
525.16
$3,032.39
Total
$20,718,485
$22,892,062
5,973.76
$37,925.14
10-year change (%)
-43.6
-50.9
-20.2
-38.4