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 revenue Itasca School District 10 received through local taxes increased 9.5 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Itasca School District 10 decreased per-student spending 22.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Itasca School District 10 accumulated $4.23 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
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 Itasca School District 10 is down 2 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Administrators in Itasca School District 10 earn an average of $120,935 per year, ranking 126th 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 Itasca, Darien and Winfield were among those in Illinois that paid the least in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teache
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.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among Illinois' top 100 for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.