Wood Dale School District 7 has $3,769,730 in debt, which is $1,684 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Wood Dale School District 7 on its financial "Recognition" list.
Grade school districts in West Chicago, Burr Ridge and Addison ranked among DuPage County's lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Grade school districts in West Chicago, Burr Ridge and Roselle ranked among DuPage County's lowest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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.
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
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 Wood Dale School District 7 earn an average of $115,342 per year, ranking 174th 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 Wood Dale School District 7 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Former state school employee Constance Tadel, who retired in June 2018, saved $200,249 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Richard Owen, who retired in June 2018, saved $171,489 toward a pension over 33 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Wood Dale School District 7 accumulated $6.51 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Wood Dale School District 7 reported 77 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.