Butler School District 53 had the highest rate – 80 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Butler School District 53 on its financial "Recognition" list.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
Former state school employee L. Sobak, who retired in September 2016, saved $120,605 toward a pension over 16 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.