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 21.9 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
$2,508,329
$2,934,745
476.63
$6,157.28
2009
$2,233,396
$2,613,073
441.96
$5,912.46
2010
$1,963,778
$2,238,707
433.27
$5,167
2011
$2,714,762
$3,067,681
433.17
$7,081.93
2012
$2,302,859
$2,510,116
423.1
$5,932.68
2013
$2,243,790
$2,423,293
427.88
$5,663.49
2014
$2,310,349
$2,448,970
413.02
$5,929.42
2015
$1,965,037
$2,082,939
416.85
$4,996.85
2016
$2,068,037
$2,171,439
414.42
$5,239.71
2017
$2,044,081
$2,084,963
433.83
$4,805.94
Total
$22,354,418
$24,575,926
4,314.13
$56,886.75
10-year change (%)
-18.5
-29
-9
-21.9