Former state school employee Laura Hays, who retired in June 2018, saved $209,352 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Cynthia Caliendo, who retired in June 2018, saved $171,218 toward a pension over 34 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Diana Molby, who retired in June 2018, saved $205,445 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Mary Ellen Jaspers, who retired in June 2018, saved $84,464 toward a pension over 15 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Deidra Roberson, who retired in June 2018, saved $39,129 toward a pension over 6 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.
Spending per pupil at Community Unit School District 201 is up 18 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Administrators in Community Unit School District 201 earn an average of $116,872 per year, ranking 158th out of 858 districts in the state.
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.
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
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.
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.
Former state school employee Mihaela Hegstrom, who retired in November 2017, saved $13,286 toward a pension over 9 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 Paula Rath, who retired in June 2016, saved $170,986 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.