Woodridge School District 68 increased per-student spending 12.3 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Woodridge School District 68 reported 129 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Spending per pupil at Woodridge School District 68 is up 12 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
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.
Administrators in Woodridge School District 68 earn an average of $132,560 per year, ranking 63rd 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.
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.
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
School districts in Wheaton, Naperville and West Chicago were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher
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.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Woodridge School District 68 on its financial "Recognition" list.
Woodridge School District 68 is one of the few school districts in Illinois with no long-term debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.