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 55 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
$1,544,906
$1,807,540
255.55
$7,073.14
2009
$1,360,362
$1,591,624
239.96
$6,632.87
2010
$1,325,944
$1,511,576
236.59
$6,389.01
2011
$1,568,463
$1,772,363
220.34
$8,043.76
2012
$849,204
$925,632
216.5
$4,275.44
2013
$947,101
$1,022,869
214.84
$4,761.07
2014
$772,634
$818,992
216.29
$3,786.55
2015
$646,401
$685,185
224.07
$3,057.91
2016
$673,798
$707,488
214.43
$3,299.39
2017
$610,053
$622,254
195.72
$3,179.31
Total
$10,298,866
$11,465,523
2,234.29
$50,498.45
10-year change (%)
-60.5
-65.6
-23.4
-55