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, Bremen CHSD 228 reported 11.7 percent more revenue. At the same time, total spending went up 83.5 percent. The resulting deficit grew by 3,826.4 percent from 2008 to 2017.
School district debt
Year
Total Revenue (nominal)
Total Spending (nominal)
Deficit / Surplus
2008
$79,448,310
$80,971,455
-$1,523,145
2009
$79,088,792
$84,928,015
-$5,839,223
2010
$85,546,917
$88,693,692
-$3,146,775
2011
$84,156,398
$90,259,106
-$6,102,708
2012
$82,935,449
$89,204,529
-$6,269,080
2013
$83,971,831
$89,775,044
-$5,803,213
2014
$85,697,198
$87,219,585
-$1,522,387
2015
$83,661,773
$87,804,374
-$4,142,601
2016
$86,867,055
$89,985,539
-$3,118,484
2017
$88,743,612
$148,548,201
-$59,804,589
Total
$840,117,335
$937,389,540
-$97,272,205
10-year change (%)
11.7
83.5
3,826.4
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