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 12.8 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
$2,304,635
$2,696,423
415.32
$6,492.40
2009
$1,857,935
$2,173,784
401.3
$5,416.86
2010
$1,857,938
$2,118,049
356.19
$5,946.40
2011
$2,173,467
$2,456,018
367.12
$6,689.96
2012
$2,029,276
$2,211,911
368.56
$6,001.50
2013
$1,961,795
$2,118,739
360.63
$5,875.10
2014
$1,945,706
$2,062,448
346.77
$5,947.60
2015
$1,705,740
$1,808,084
359.29
$5,032.38
2016
$1,892,265
$1,986,878
349.45
$5,685.73
2017
$1,849,368
$1,886,355
333.18
$5,661.67
Total
$19,578,125
$21,518,689
3,657.8099999999995
$58,749.59
10-year change (%)
-19.8
-30
-19.8
-12.8