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 local taxes per student went up 26.3 percent over the last 10 years.
Local revenue
Year
Total local taxes (nominal)
Total local taxes (real)
9-Month Avg. Daily Attendance
Local taxes per pupil (real)
2008
$119,632
$139,969
48.17
$2,905.73
2009
$116,203
$135,958
55.4
$2,454.12
2010
$118,566
$135,165
59.09
$2,287.44
2011
$128,238
$144,909
50.21
$2,886.06
2012
$128,010
$139,531
57.29
$2,435.52
2013
$122,639
$132,450
61.05
$2,169.53
2014
$258,962
$274,500
57.33
$4,788.07
2015
$196,436
$208,222
62.99
$3,305.64
2016
$200,840
$210,882
71.88
$2,933.81
2017
$226,089
$230,611
62.86
$3,668.64
Total
$1,615,615
$1,752,197
586.2700000000001
$29,834.56
10-year change (%)
89
64.8
30.5
26.3