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, Ridgewood CHSD 234 reported 45.5 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went up 7.3 percent.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$14,345,568
$16,878,978
-$2,533,410
2009
$14,232,724
$32,713,730
-$18,481,006
2010
$16,245,860
$29,083,961
-$12,838,101
2011
$18,769,429
$18,980,933
-$211,504
2012
$34,247,864
$36,798,636
-$2,550,772
2013
$29,186,890
$29,663,531
-$476,641
2014
$18,903,225
$19,062,482
-$159,257
2015
$18,728,072
$18,981,384
-$253,312
2016
$20,954,956
$18,706,056
$2,248,900
2017
$20,867,100
$18,119,891
$2,747,209
Total
$206,481,688
$238,989,582
-$32,507,894
10-year change (%)
45.5
7.3
N/M