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 36.1 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
$2,852,672
$3,337,626
538.01
$6,203.65
2009
$2,161,472
$2,528,922
536.42
$4,714.44
2010
$2,369,660
$2,701,412
563.51
$4,793.90
2011
$3,130,130
$3,537,047
536.44
$6,593.56
2012
$2,762,305
$3,010,912
528.64
$5,695.58
2013
$2,588,316
$2,795,381
531.81
$5,256.35
2014
$2,544,211
$2,696,864
540.32
$4,991.23
2015
$2,168,622
$2,298,739
541.43
$4,245.68
2016
$2,277,583
$2,391,462
527.5
$4,533.58
2017
$2,147,701
$2,190,655
552.91
$3,962.05
Total
$25,002,672
$27,489,020
5,396.99
$50,990.02
10-year change (%)
-24.7
-34.4
2.8
-36.1