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 local taxes per student went up 50 percent over the last 10 years.
Local revenue
Year
Total local taxes (nominal)
Total local taxes (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Local taxes per pupil (real)
2008
$170,643
$199,652
61.82
$3,229.57
2009
$170,321
$199,276
65.17
$3,057.79
2010
$166,105
$189,360
73.46
$2,577.73
2011
$184,540
$208,530
71.6
$2,912.43
2012
$193,020
$210,392
73.69
$2,855.10
2013
$208,617
$225,306
67.29
$3,348.28
2014
$231,800
$245,708
61.6
$3,988.77
2015
$264,655
$280,534
61.16
$4,586.89
2016
$241,812
$253,903
59.36
$4,277.34
2017
$260,221
$265,425
54.8
$4,843.52
Total
$2,091,734
$2,278,086
649.9499999999999
$35,677.42
10-year change (%)
52.5
32.9
-11.4
50
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