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 47.2 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
$3,158,025
$3,694,889
651.04
$5,675.36
2009
$2,535,826
$2,966,916
616.54
$4,812.20
2010
$2,527,191
$2,880,998
620.96
$4,639.59
2011
$2,765,427
$3,124,933
603.55
$5,177.59
2012
$2,434,879
$2,654,018
616.28
$4,306.51
2013
$2,350,267
$2,538,288
597.11
$4,250.96
2014
$2,278,270
$2,414,966
586.18
$4,119.84
2015
$1,860,513
$1,972,144
581.89
$3,389.20
2016
$1,728,447
$1,814,869
558.54
$3,249.31
2017
$1,647,507
$1,680,457
560.95
$2,995.73
Total
$23,286,352
$25,742,478
5,993.04
$42,616.29
10-year change (%)
-47.8
-54.5
-13.8
-47.2