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, Columbia CUSD 4 reported 23.6 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went up 19.5 percent.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$16,635,351
$16,590,722
$44,629
2009
$17,988,096
$17,288,612
$699,484
2010
$18,546,051
$41,863,341
-$23,317,290
2011
$19,384,295
$17,754,559
$1,629,736
2012
$18,863,951
$17,693,256
$1,170,695
2013
$18,746,588
$18,014,522
$732,066
2014
$19,430,716
$18,625,251
$805,465
2015
$19,582,195
$19,097,722
$484,473
2016
$19,805,618
$18,987,865
$817,753
2017
$20,555,994
$19,822,053
$733,941
Total
$189,538,855
$205,737,903
-$16,199,048
10-year change (%)
23.6
19.5
N/M
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