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 7.5 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
$1,061,528
$1,241,988
986.0
$1,259.62
2009
$1,023,323
$1,197,288
943.26
$1,269.31
2010
$1,043,688
$1,189,804
912.65
$1,303.68
2011
$1,267,766
$1,432,576
929.57
$1,541.12
2012
$1,016,700
$1,108,203
864.81
$1,281.44
2013
$967,188
$1,044,563
817.97
$1,277.02
2014
$1,037,890
$1,100,163
786.56
$1,398.70
2015
$728,873
$772,605
723.8
$1,067.43
2016
$871,065
$914,618
703.83
$1,299.49
2017
$749,953
$764,952
656.66
$1,164.91
Total
$9,767,974
$10,766,760
8,325.11
$12,862.72
10-year change (%)
-29.4
-38.4
-33.4
-7.5
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