Thirty-nine DuPage County school districts lose, three win in state school funding revamp
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Butler School District 53 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among Illinois' top 100 for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked highest in DuPage County for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among Illinois' highest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among DuPage County's highest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Fenton Community High School District 100 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Salt Creek School District 48 and Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
Out of school districts in DuPage County, Community Unit SD 200 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois
Public school administrators in Winfield School District 34 are among those earning the highest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
Public school administrators in Winfield School District 34, Lake Park Community High School District 108 and Butler School District 53 earn the highest average salary in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
Salt Creek School District 48 reported one of the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in Illinois, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
West Chicago Community High School District 94, Salt Creek School District 48 and Butler School District 53 reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
Fifty-nine 8th grade students celebrated their years at Brook Forest and Butler Junior High during their May 30 commencement