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.
Over the 10-year span, Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 reported 5.2 percent less revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 1.4 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 43 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$3,278,317
$3,563,128
-$284,811
2009
$3,196,871
$3,367,108
-$170,237
2010
$3,302,678
$4,369,715
-$1,067,037
2011
$3,169,225
$3,193,709
-$24,484
2012
$2,896,212
$3,320,974
-$424,762
2013
$2,901,014
$3,066,295
-$165,281
2014
$2,944,816
$4,280,688
-$1,335,872
2015
$2,907,464
$3,442,789
-$535,325
2016
$3,024,762
$3,247,110
-$222,348
2017
$3,107,310
$3,514,637
-$407,327
Total
$30,728,669
$35,366,153
-$4,637,484
10-year change (%)
-5.2
-1.4
43