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 48.6 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
$212,428
$248,541
105.75
$2,350.27
2009
$224,356
$262,497
111.75
$2,348.97
2010
$190,714
$217,414
125.95
$1,726.19
2011
$298,060
$336,808
122.51
$2,749.23
2012
$291,511
$317,747
116.26
$2,733.07
2013
$289,329
$312,475
107.51
$2,906.47
2014
$250,978
$266,037
109.21
$2,436.01
2015
$127,601
$135,257
106.54
$1,269.54
2016
$111,896
$117,491
95.26
$1,233.37
2017
$106,049
$108,170
89.52
$1,208.33
Total
$2,102,922
$2,322,437
1,090.26
$20,961.44
10-year change (%)
-50.1
-56.5
-15.3
-48.6
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