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 47.7 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
$2,206,719
$2,581,861
604.65
$4,270.01
2009
$1,995,899
$2,335,202
627.64
$3,720.61
2010
$1,860,206
$2,120,635
612.87
$3,460.17
2011
$1,986,157
$2,244,357
623.07
$3,602.09
2012
$1,663,776
$1,813,516
618.72
$2,931.08
2013
$1,743,723
$1,883,221
612.87
$3,072.79
2014
$1,779,621
$1,886,398
625.34
$3,016.60
2015
$1,447,841
$1,534,711
606.64
$2,529.85
2016
$1,508,447
$1,583,869
632.24
$2,505.17
2017
$1,352,740
$1,379,795
617.58
$2,234.20
Total
$17,545,129
$19,363,565
6,181.62
$31,342.56
10-year change (%)
-38.7
-46.6
2.1
-47.7