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 10.4 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
$339,577
$397,305
61.82
$6,426.80
2009
$291,800
$341,406
65.17
$5,238.70
2010
$311,509
$355,120
73.46
$4,834.20
2011
$458,107
$517,661
71.6
$7,229.90
2012
$414,655
$451,974
73.69
$6,133.45
2013
$365,832
$395,099
67.29
$5,871.59
2014
$407,241
$431,675
61.6
$7,007.71
2015
$337,190
$357,421
61.16
$5,844.03
2016
$308,264
$323,677
59.36
$5,452.78
2017
$309,449
$315,638
54.8
$5,759.82
Total
$3,543,624
$3,886,976
649.9499999999999
$59,798.97
10-year change (%)
-8.9
-20.6
-11.4
-10.4