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.
Over the 10-year span, Darien SD 61 reported 11.8 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 7.6 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 99.8 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$17,049,500
$20,620,372
-$3,570,872
2009
$16,907,642
$17,506,895
-$599,253
2010
$16,764,489
$15,983,651
$780,838
2011
$17,683,395
$16,739,932
$943,463
2012
$17,308,671
$17,694,947
-$386,276
2013
$17,689,977
$18,290,826
-$600,849
2014
$17,970,645
$17,657,254
$313,391
2015
$18,303,594
$19,696,748
-$1,393,154
2016
$18,559,516
$22,116,204
-$3,556,688
2017
$19,054,513
$19,061,517
-$7,004
Total
$177,291,942
$185,368,346
-$8,076,404
10-year change (%)
11.8
-7.6
-99.8
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