Former state school employee Cheryl Freiberger, who retired in September 2017, saved $83,604 toward a pension over 18 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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
Former state school employee Mary Klock, who retired in April 2018, saved $16,149 toward a pension over 7 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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.
Former state school employee Mary MacHalinski, who retired in May 2018, saved $173,624 toward a pension over 26 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Barbara Bosslet, who retired in May 2018, saved $152,166 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Susan Fullerton, who retired in May 2018, saved $130,287 toward a pension over 26 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Linda Snyder, who retired in May 2018, saved $124,783 toward a pension over 33 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Susan Brown, who retired in May 2018, saved $247,230 toward a pension over 42 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Donald Vana, who retired in May 2018, saved $232,206 toward a pension over 33 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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.
Administrators in Elmhurst School District 205 earn an average of $116,607 per year, ranking 160th out of 858 districts in the state.
Spending per pupil at Elmhurst School District 205 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Former state school employee Lois Prokosch, who retired in July 2018, saved $203,270 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.