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 49.7 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
$2,770,061
$3,240,971
587.07
$5,520.59
2009
$2,225,413
$2,603,733
577.38
$4,509.57
2010
$2,379,918
$2,713,107
562.01
$4,827.51
2011
$2,743,136
$3,099,744
562.57
$5,509.97
2012
$2,576,036
$2,807,879
525.14
$5,346.92
2013
$2,464,639
$2,661,810
531.13
$5,011.60
2014
$2,317,859
$2,456,931
522.21
$4,704.87
2015
$1,809,365
$1,917,927
505.37
$3,795.09
2016
$1,427,566
$1,498,944
509.24
$2,943.49
2017
$1,298,468
$1,324,437
476.8
$2,777.76
Total
$22,012,461
$24,325,483
5,358.92
$44,947.36
10-year change (%)
-53.1
-59.1
-18.8
-49.7