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.
Wood Dale School District 7 increased per-student spending 9.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Wood Dale School District 7, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 and Woodridge School District 68 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
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 Wood Dale School District 7 received through local taxes decreased 0.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Wood Dale School District 7 on its financial "recognition" list.