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 52.3 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
$2,688,805
$3,145,902
789.96
$3,982.36
2009
$2,288,637
$2,677,705
780.92
$3,428.91
2010
$2,244,469
$2,558,695
766.82
$3,336.76
2011
$2,549,975
$2,881,472
703.45
$4,096.20
2012
$2,050,067
$2,234,573
718.91
$3,108.28
2013
$2,104,418
$2,272,771
691.22
$3,288.06
2014
$1,857,835
$1,969,305
716.37
$2,749.01
2015
$1,432,087
$1,518,012
697.71
$2,175.71
2016
$1,354,745
$1,422,482
674.36
$2,109.38
2017
$1,260,583
$1,285,795
676.85
$1,899.67
Total
$19,831,621
$21,966,712
7,216.570000000001
$30,174.34
10-year change (%)
-53.1
-59.1
-14.3
-52.3