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 43.9 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
$285,847
$334,441
204.93
$1,631.98
2009
$264,786
$309,800
206.08
$1,503.30
2010
$247,115
$281,711
215.19
$1,309.13
2011
$309,587
$349,833
208.31
$1,679.39
2012
$255,604
$278,608
228.27
$1,220.52
2013
$393,356
$424,824
227.4
$1,868.18
2014
$386,869
$410,081
209.05
$1,961.64
2015
$251,003
$266,063
209.18
$1,271.93
2016
$252,199
$264,809
205.1
$1,291.12
2017
$196,826
$200,763
219.3
$915.47
Total
$2,843,192
$3,120,933
2,132.81
$14,652.65
10-year change (%)
-31.1
-40
7
-43.9
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