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 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
$5,419,939
$6,341,329
959.05
$6,612.09
2009
$3,979,554
$4,656,078
938.37
$4,961.88
2010
$4,218,926
$4,809,576
906.01
$5,308.52
2011
$5,838,260
$6,597,234
928.19
$7,107.63
2012
$5,292,704
$5,769,047
909.65
$6,342.05
2013
$5,415,997
$5,849,277
851.62
$6,868.41
2014
$5,717,890
$6,060,963
838.25
$7,230.50
2015
$5,372,378
$5,694,721
829.99
$6,861.19
2016
$5,353,199
$5,620,859
819.75
$6,856.80
2017
$4,858,486
$4,955,656
832.63
$5,951.81
Total
$51,467,333
$56,354,740
8,813.51
$64,100.88
10-year change (%)
-10.4
-21.9
-13.2
-10