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 36.9 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
$3,984,312
$4,661,645
925.23
$5,038.36
2009
$3,180,875
$3,721,624
903.07
$4,121.08
2010
$3,218,910
$3,669,557
882.14
$4,159.84
2011
$3,683,935
$4,162,847
856.51
$4,860.24
2012
$3,314,957
$3,613,303
827.2
$4,368.11
2013
$3,069,921
$3,315,515
781.45
$4,242.77
2014
$2,938,592
$3,114,908
791.05
$3,937.69
2015
$2,548,953
$2,701,890
793.71
$3,404.13
2016
$2,530,684
$2,657,218
777.43
$3,417.95
2017
$2,443,235
$2,492,100
783.2
$3,181.95
Total
$30,914,374
$34,110,607
8,320.99
$40,732.11
10-year change (%)
-38.7
-46.5
-15.3
-36.9