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, Evanston Twp HSD 202 reported 26.4 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went up 28.1 percent. The resulting deficit grew by 282.2 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$64,734,782
$65,153,801
-$419,019
2009
$65,008,803
$73,296,166
-$8,287,363
2010
$71,750,948
$72,524,345
-$773,397
2011
$71,098,660
$72,754,449
-$1,655,789
2012
$74,188,836
$75,691,463
-$1,502,627
2013
$75,615,444
$74,800,711
$814,733
2014
$76,568,066
$78,244,111
-$1,676,045
2015
$80,403,354
$81,502,778
-$1,099,424
2016
$79,472,388
$83,135,367
-$3,662,979
2017
$81,856,918
$83,458,225
-$1,601,307
Total
$740,698,199
$760,561,416
-$19,863,217
10-year change (%)
26.4
28.1
282.2
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