Former state school employee Shelley Thompson, who retired in June 2018, saved $188,365 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Robert Rammer, who retired in June 2018, saved $161,336 toward a pension over 11 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Community Unit School District 200 accumulated $72.79 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Wheaton resident Jan Shaw filed a lawsuit against the Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 on Aug. 6 over plans to construct a new learning center after the idea previously failed twice in a voter referendum.
Community Unit School District 200 increased per-student spending 1.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Community Unit School District 200 reported 820 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Taxpayers will spend more than $17,000 per year, per child to fund a government-run "preschool" program in Wheaton, serving 4-year-olds, according to state records obtained by DuPage Policy Journal.
Former state school employee Stacy Freeland, who retired in September 2018, saved $45,330 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Gerald Brenc, who retired in September 2018, saved $1,021 toward a pension over 1 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
The revenue Community Unit School District 200 received through local taxes increased 13.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Wood Dale School District 7, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 and Woodridge School District 68 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Woodridge School District 68, Wood Dale School District 7 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Community Unit School District 200 on its financial "recognition" list.
Community High School District 99, Dupage High School District 88 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The subsidy Community Unit School District 200 received through state taxes decreased 31.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.