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 up 191 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
$3,288,503
$3,847,549
661.57
$5,815.79
2009
$2,796,201
$3,271,555
664.76
$4,921.41
2010
$2,920,295
$3,329,136
640.07
$5,201.21
2011
$3,649,743
$4,124,210
627.94
$6,567.84
2012
$3,167,691
$3,452,783
629.58
$5,484.26
2013
$3,141,712
$3,393,049
629.23
$5,392.38
2014
$3,236,714
$3,430,917
611.74
$5,608.46
2015
$4,662,048
$4,941,771
591.51
$8,354.50
2016
$2,800,679
$2,940,713
568.47
$5,173.03
2017
$8,814,807
$8,991,103
531.31
$16,922.52
Total
$38,478,393
$41,722,786
6,156.18
$69,441.40
10-year change (%)
168.1
133.7
-19.7
191