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 46.1 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
$1,118,275
$1,308,382
288.6
$4,533.55
2009
$778,607
$910,970
236.54
$3,851.23
2010
$819,031
$933,695
249.95
$3,735.53
2011
$641,355
$724,731
265.0
$2,734.83
2012
$653,915
$712,767
270.11
$2,638.80
2013
$649,096
$701,024
262.64
$2,669.14
2014
$555,966
$589,324
264.85
$2,225.12
2015
$537,307
$569,545
259.66
$2,193.43
2016
$570,548
$599,075
214.75
$2,789.64
2017
$537,667
$548,420
224.51
$2,442.74
Total
$6,861,767
$7,597,933
2,536.6099999999997
$29,814.01
10-year change (%)
-51.9
-58.1
-22.2
-46.1