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 local taxes per student went down 30.3 percent over the last 10 years.
Local revenue
Year
Total local taxes (nominal)
Total local taxes (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Local taxes per pupil (real)
2008
$651,109
$761,798
201.56
$3,779.51
2009
$590,818
$691,257
223.54
$3,092.32
2010
$501,654
$571,886
212.14
$2,695.80
2011
$490,364
$554,111
217.53
$2,547.29
2012
$538,849
$587,345
224.28
$2,618.80
2013
$516,269
$557,571
215.87
$2,582.90
2014
$482,253
$511,188
218.57
$2,338.78
2015
$491,335
$520,815
219.64
$2,371.22
2016
$507,936
$533,333
232.22
$2,296.67
2017
$560,604
$571,816
217.19
$2,632.79
Total
$5,331,191
$5,861,120
2,182.54
$26,956.08
10-year change (%)
-13.9
-24.9
7.8
-30.3