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 49.7 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
$1,154,705
$1,351,005
302.72
$4,462.89
2009
$1,002,592
$1,173,033
304.37
$3,853.97
2010
$992,495
$1,131,444
284.3
$3,979.75
2011
$1,045,059
$1,180,917
259.15
$4,556.89
2012
$898,513
$979,379
256.21
$3,822.56
2013
$767,407
$828,800
249.08
$3,327.44
2014
$837,113
$887,340
250.23
$3,546.10
2015
$695,423
$737,148
281.38
$2,619.76
2016
$711,290
$746,855
272.33
$2,742.46
2017
$580,439
$592,048
263.69
$2,245.24
Total
$8,685,036
$9,607,969
2,723.46
$35,157.06
10-year change (%)
-49.7
-56.2
-12.9
-49.7