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 22.1 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
$316,382
$370,167
48.17
$7,684.60
2009
$348,570
$407,827
55.4
$7,361.50
2010
$327,521
$373,374
59.09
$6,318.73
2011
$465,598
$526,126
50.21
$10,478.51
2012
$353,689
$385,521
57.29
$6,729.29
2013
$329,308
$355,653
61.05
$5,825.60
2014
$393,592
$417,208
57.33
$7,277.31
2015
$300,024
$318,025
62.99
$5,048.82
2016
$350,554
$368,082
71.88
$5,120.78
2017
$368,966
$376,345
62.86
$5,987.03
Total
$3,554,204
$3,898,328
586.2700000000001
$67,832.17
10-year change (%)
16.6
1.7
30.5
-22.1