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 21.1 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
$2,132,832
$2,495,413
579.72
$4,304.51
2009
$1,593,228
$1,864,077
564.2
$3,303.93
2010
$1,659,619
$1,891,966
543.56
$3,480.69
2011
$1,809,532
$2,044,771
534.9
$3,822.72
2012
$1,496,072
$1,630,718
562.81
$2,897.46
2013
$1,587,057
$1,714,022
553.45
$3,096.98
2014
$1,605,901
$1,702,255
556.73
$3,057.60
2015
$1,546,237
$1,639,011
527.55
$3,106.84
2016
$1,756,339
$1,844,156
507.79
$3,631.73
2017
$1,676,051
$1,709,572
503.13
$3,397.87
Total
$16,862,868
$18,535,961
5,433.84
$34,100.33
10-year change (%)
-21.4
-31.5
-13.2
-21.1