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, Jasper CCSD 17 reported 4.1 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went down 38.3 percent. The resulting deficit shrunk by 95.3 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$1,562,974
$2,725,928
-$1,162,954
2009
$1,531,083
$2,161,791
-$630,708
2010
$1,527,495
$1,548,895
-$21,400
2011
$1,536,886
$1,555,456
-$18,570
2012
$1,419,827
$1,637,570
-$217,743
2013
$1,427,158
$1,608,695
-$181,537
2014
$1,379,140
$1,638,612
-$259,472
2015
$1,437,524
$1,661,437
-$223,913
2016
$1,649,528
$3,339,385
-$1,689,857
2017
$1,627,362
$1,681,910
-$54,548
Total
$15,098,977
$19,559,679
-$4,460,702
10-year change (%)
4.1
-38.3
-95.3