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 45.1 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
$3,264,163
$3,819,071
854.37
$4,470.04
2009
$3,094,468
$3,620,528
880.03
$4,114.10
2010
$3,054,777
$3,482,446
881.36
$3,951.22
2011
$3,263,561
$3,687,824
885.16
$4,166.28
2012
$2,705,534
$2,949,032
875.02
$3,370.25
2013
$2,802,234
$3,026,413
937.15
$3,229.38
2014
$2,790,903
$2,958,357
893.4
$3,311.35
2015
$2,183,744
$2,314,769
905.63
$2,555.98
2016
$2,004,483
$2,104,707
915.92
$2,297.92
2017
$2,178,983
$2,222,563
906.31
$2,452.32
Total
$27,342,850
$30,185,710
8,934.35
$33,918.84
10-year change (%)
-33.2
-41.8
6.1
-45.1