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 11.3 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
$326,799
$382,355
305.94
$1,249.77
2009
$337,043
$394,340
300.28
$1,313.24
2010
$2,701,906
$3,080,173
304.64
$10,110.86
2011
$397,142
$448,770
303.68
$1,477.77
2012
$377,929
$411,943
294.93
$1,396.75
2013
$378,949
$409,265
296.91
$1,378.41
2014
$376,562
$399,156
271.83
$1,468.40
2015
$243,308
$257,906
299.06
$862.39
2016
$319,329
$335,295
290.66
$1,153.56
2017
$296,634
$302,567
273.07
$1,108.02
Total
$5,755,601
$6,421,770
2,941.0
$21,519.17
10-year change (%)
-9.2
-20.9
-10.7
-11.3
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