The subsidy Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 received through state taxes decreased 24.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.
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 6.5 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
$7,499,432
$8,774,335
2,374.06
$3,695.92
2009
$5,993,032
$7,011,847
2,369.26
$2,959.51
2010
$6,277,116
$7,155,912
2,320.05
$3,084.38
2011
$7,163,900
$8,095,207
2,269.39
$3,567.13
2012
$6,480,212
$7,063,431
2,233.74
$3,162.15
2013
$6,068,291
$6,553,754
2,141.11
$3,060.91
2014
$6,980,110
$7,398,917
2,059.42
$3,592.72
2015
$6,406,886
$6,791,299
1,964.12
$3,457.68
2016
$7,080,862
$7,434,905
1,930.3
$3,851.68
2017
$6,473,595
$6,603,067
1,910.78
$3,455.69
Total
$66,423,436
$72,882,674
21,572.23
$33,887.77
10-year change (%)
-13.7
-24.8
-19.5
-6.5
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