Sex Ed: DuPage County Benjamin School District 25 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum
Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.
Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.
Tens of thousands more K-12 students in DuPage County are now testing below grade level in English and math, suffering the after effects of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school lockdowns, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) test data by DuPage Policy Journal.
In Benjamin School District 25, 63.6% of students identified as white in the 2021-22 school year.
Enrollment at Benjamin School District 25 rose from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Benjamin School District 25 welcomed 613 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 46.6% of Benjamin School District 25 students passed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 43% of Benjamin School District 25 students passed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 57% of Benjamin School District 25 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 53.5% of Benjamin School District 25 students failed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Administrators in Benjamin School District 25 earn an average of $159,554 per year, ranking 23rd in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
The average school administrator’s salary in Benjamin School District 25 was $159,554 during the 2021-22 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $77,313, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
There were five students suspended in Benjamin School District 25 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Administrators in Benjamin School District 25 earn an average of $138,601 per year, ranking 92nd highest in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.