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 23 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
$2,198,704
$2,572,484
508.04
$5,063.55
2009
$1,789,349
$2,093,538
448.21
$4,670.89
2010
$1,846,840
$2,105,398
454.75
$4,629.79
2011
$2,481,724
$2,804,348
388.58
$7,216.91
2012
$7,067,144
$7,703,187
390.26
$19,738.60
2013
$10,604,879
$11,453,269
382.76
$29,922.85
2014
$1,641,980
$1,740,499
380.67
$4,572.20
2015
$1,373,934
$1,456,370
405.08
$3,595.27
2016
$1,526,523
$1,602,849
402.28
$3,984.41
2017
$1,512,238
$1,542,483
395.65
$3,898.60
Total
$32,043,315
$35,074,425
4,156.28
$87,293.07
10-year change (%)
-31.2
-40
-22.1
-23