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Thursday, April 3, 2025

How much revenue has Benjamin SD 25 received from state taxpayers?

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The subsidy Benjamin School District 25 received through state taxes decreased 45 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.

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 25.8 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
$1,147,672
$1,342,776
809.04
$1,659.72
2009
$1,309,475
$1,532,086
770.91
$1,987.37
2010
$910,344
$1,037,792
744.01
$1,394.86
2011
$1,005,912
$1,136,681
718.05
$1,583.01
2012
$943,045
$1,027,919
694.68
$1,479.70
2013
$904,314
$976,659
679.02
$1,438.34
2014
$1,040,599
$1,103,035
648.68
$1,700.43
2015
$810,820
$859,469
644.53
$1,333.48
2016
$938,889
$985,833
609.46
$1,617.55
2017
$723,478
$737,948
599.22
$1,231.51
Total
$9,734,548
$10,740,198
6,917.6
$15,425.97
10-year change (%)
-37
-45
-25.9
-25.8
Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network

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