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.
Over the 10-year span, Cypress SD 64 reported 12.4 percent less revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 23.5 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 89.2 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$1,334,733
$1,560,010
-$225,277
2009
$1,252,683
$1,311,398
-$58,715
2010
$1,285,553
$1,410,285
-$124,732
2011
$1,243,099
$1,270,002
-$26,903
2012
$1,098,523
$1,262,869
-$164,346
2013
$1,118,483
$1,250,140
-$131,657
2014
$1,129,121
$1,174,400
-$45,279
2015
$1,086,979
$1,138,739
-$51,760
2016
$1,104,876
$1,177,908
-$73,032
2017
$1,168,930
$1,193,299
-$24,369
Total
$11,822,980
$12,749,050
-$926,070
10-year change (%)
-12.4
-23.5
-89.2