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.
The subsidy Wood Dale School District 7 received through state taxes increased 13.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Dupage High School District 88, Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of boys suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Spending per pupil at Wood Dale School District 7 is up 10.2 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Bloomingdale School District 13, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 were among the 695 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (IS
Fenton Community High School District 100, Wood Dale School District 7 and Naperville Community Unit School District 203 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2018 finances.
Wood Dale School District 7 Board of Education met Thursday, Sept. 19.
The average school administrator's salary in the Wood Dale School District 7 was $122,793 during the 2019 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $60,281.