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 30.8 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
$1,981,471
$2,318,321
410.11
$5,652.92
2009
$1,541,540
$1,803,602
402.31
$4,483.12
2010
$1,606,866
$1,831,827
389.86
$4,698.68
2011
$1,855,539
$2,096,759
362.86
$5,778.42
2012
$1,605,547
$1,750,046
360.24
$4,858
2013
$1,615,115
$1,744,324
346.4
$5,035.58
2014
$1,488,746
$1,578,071
346.44
$4,555.11
2015
$1,252,526
$1,327,678
329.14
$4,033.78
2016
$1,244,415
$1,306,636
322.51
$4,051.46
2017
$1,159,609
$1,182,801
302.42
$3,911.12
Total
$15,351,374
$16,940,065
3,572.29
$47,058.19
10-year change (%)
-41.5
-49
-26.3
-30.8