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 50.3 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
$4,066,648
$4,757,978
1,028.53
$4,626
2009
$3,373,414
$3,946,894
1,004.51
$3,929.17
2010
$3,145,703
$3,586,101
956.39
$3,749.62
2011
$3,381,571
$3,821,175
880.58
$4,339.38
2012
$2,901,689
$3,162,841
864.25
$3,659.64
2013
$2,798,146
$3,021,998
809.81
$3,731.74
2014
$2,618,776
$2,775,903
873.66
$3,177.33
2015
$1,605,434
$1,701,760
891.92
$1,907.97
2016
$2,134,700
$2,241,435
952.68
$2,352.77
2017
$2,079,525
$2,121,116
921.81
$2,301.03
Total
$28,105,606
$31,137,201
9,184.14
$33,774.65
10-year change (%)
-48.9
-55.4
-10.4
-50.3