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 60 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
$620,613
$726,117
264.68
$2,743.38
2009
$496,951
$581,433
255.63
$2,274.51
2010
$370,863
$422,784
238.22
$1,774.76
2011
$407,055
$459,972
263.91
$1,742.91
2012
$378,546
$412,615
233.64
$1,766.03
2013
$420,538
$454,181
274.59
$1,654.03
2014
$409,341
$433,901
271.38
$1,598.87
2015
$274,439
$290,905
268.5
$1,083.45
2016
$364,575
$382,804
261.52
$1,463.77
2017
$272,594
$278,046
253.57
$1,096.53
Total
$4,015,515
$4,442,758
2,585.64
$17,198.24
10-year change (%)
-56.1
-61.7
-4.2
-60
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