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 33.1 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
$1,428,260
$1,671,064
756.82
$2,208.01
2009
$1,182,185
$1,383,156
716.95
$1,929.22
2010
$1,162,361
$1,325,092
720.21
$1,839.87
2011
$3,447,867
$3,896,090
690.97
$5,638.58
2012
$1,316,092
$1,434,540
660.0
$2,173.55
2013
$1,351,385
$1,459,496
664.48
$2,196.45
2014
$1,485,042
$1,574,145
633.34
$2,485.47
2015
$1,099,007
$1,164,947
643.16
$1,811.29
2016
$1,202,678
$1,262,812
654.28
$1,930.08
2017
$936,695
$955,429
646.66
$1,477.48
Total
$14,611,572
$16,126,771
6,786.87
$23,690
10-year change (%)
-34.4
-42.8
-14.6
-33.1