Winfield School District 34 has $3,223,164 in debt, which is $4,219 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
Former state school employee Gwynne Kell, who retired in July 2017, saved $312,959 toward a pension over 32 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Winfield School District 34 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked highest in DuPage County for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Administrators in Winfield School District 34 earn an average of $164,315 per year, ranking 8th out of 858 districts in the state.
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 Winfield School District 34 is up 14 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Winfield School District 34 increased per-student spending 15.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
The revenue Winfield School District 34 received through local taxes increased 11.5 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.