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, Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 reported 13.2 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 15.7 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 83.6 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$26,753,569
$38,127,860
-$11,374,291
2009
$25,650,018
$51,434,740
-$25,784,722
2010
$26,471,327
$46,807,400
-$20,336,073
2011
$25,811,070
$26,424,003
-$612,933
2012
$36,673,313
$25,996,027
$10,677,286
2013
$26,434,595
$25,809,266
$625,329
2014
$35,424,263
$24,968,097
$10,456,166
2015
$27,360,759
$28,069,343
-$708,584
2016
$29,012,780
$35,471,138
-$6,458,358
2017
$30,283,107
$32,150,340
-$1,867,233
Total
$289,874,801
$335,258,214
-$45,383,413
10-year change (%)
13.2
-15.7
-83.6
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