Hinsdale Township High School District 86 reported 87 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 increased per-student spending 15.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
A $166 million referendum approved in early August by Hinsdale High School District 86 has a slim chance with the voters in November without school attendance boundaries for Central and South high schools in place, says Zach Mottl, a Burr Ridge trustee and co-chair of a citizens group fighting for parity between the schools.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 accumulated $27.43 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Former state school employee Kathleen Gabric, who retired in June 2018, saved $264,830 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Julie Sweet, who retired in June 2018, saved $259,486 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Kathleen Hajack, who retired in June 2018, saved $7,988 toward a pension over 2 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Linda Korbus, who retired in June 2018, saved $227,105 toward a pension over 35 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.
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.
Spending per pupil at Hinsdale Township High School District 86 is up 14 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
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.
Administrators in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 earn an average of $129,791 per year, ranking 78th out of 858 districts in the state.
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
School districts in Wheaton, Naperville and West Chicago were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher