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 40.3 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
$1,715,206
$2,006,791
510.62
$3,930.11
2009
$1,526,796
$1,786,351
505.5
$3,533.83
2010
$1,542,324
$1,758,249
491.52
$3,577.17
2011
$1,838,245
$2,077,217
492.14
$4,220.78
2012
$1,687,952
$1,839,868
486.59
$3,781.15
2013
$1,633,444
$1,764,120
492.98
$3,578.48
2014
$1,565,668
$1,659,608
487.04
$3,407.54
2015
$1,222,959
$1,296,337
478.58
$2,708.72
2016
$1,160,477
$1,218,501
464.82
$2,621.45
2017
$1,063,773
$1,085,048
462.47
$2,346.20
Total
$14,956,844
$16,492,090
4,872.26
$33,705.43
10-year change (%)
-38
-45.9
-9.4
-40.3