Former state school employee Mary Skoczelas, who retired in June 2016, saved $15,650 toward a pension over 11 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
Former state school employee Donna Pidde Serpico, who retired in June 2017, saved $146,644 toward a pension over 28 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Kimberly Granback, who retired in June 2017, saved $157,283 toward a pension over 28 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Janice Brooks, who retired in June 2017, saved $180,127 toward a pension over 36 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Marion Nyhoff, who retired in June 2017, saved $88,733 toward a pension over 20 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Janet Boslett, who retired in June 2017, saved $175,621 toward a pension over 38 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Kathleen Spencer, who retired in June 2017, saved $106,913 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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, 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.
Administrators in Darien School District 61 earn an average of $116,208 per year, ranking 166th out of 858 districts in the state.
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.
Spending per pupil at Darien School District 61 is up 19 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.