Former state school employee Patricia Cepeda, who retired in July 2018, saved $182,729 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Downers Grove Grade School District 58 accumulated $24.58 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Downers Grove Grade School District 58 reported 24 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Downers Grove Grade School District 58 increased per-student spending 3.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Downers Grove Grade School District 58 on its financial "recognition" list.
The revenue Downers Grove Grade School District 58 received through local taxes increased 9.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Retired Downers Grove GSD 58 employee Suzette Krone saved $7,415 toward her pension over 6 years working for public schools, Illinois Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRS) records show.
The subsidy Downers Grove Grade School District 58 received through state taxes decreased 19.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Former state school employee Patricia Linden Lewis, who retired in November 2018, saved $4,504 toward a pension over 1 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Susan Albrecht, who retired in December 2018, saved $16,652 toward a pension over 10 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Spending per pupil at Downers Grove Grade School District 58 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180, Hinsdale Township High School District 86 and Downers Grove Community High School District 99 are area districts listed among those that received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illino
Fenton Community High School District 100, Wood Dale School District 7 and Naperville Community Unit School District 203 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2018 finances.
The average school administrator's salary in the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 was $114,652 during the 2019 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $80,255.
The average school administrator's salary in the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 was $118,299 during the 2020 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $82,420.