Quantcast

Prairie State Wire

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies

Hs 08

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Bradford CUSD 1 in Stark County receives $261 per student and Farrington CCSD 99 in Jefferson County receives $290 per student.

Wirepoints examined the system in which school districts pay salaries to teachers and administrators, but not pensions, which are funded by state tax dollars.

"It’s a scheme that allows districts to spend more money on salaries and perks than they otherwise would," Wirepoints reported. "Wealthy districts – like those on the North Shore – benefit far more from the state’s pension payments than poor districts do."

Because high salaries equal high pension costs, wealthy districts, where average salaries are much higher, receive more from the state in retirement benefits. Separating the costs of salaries and pension means districts aren't accountable for their salary decisions.

Rondout SD 72 receives the biggest state-provided pension subsidy at $1,579. 

--

School districts receiving the smallest pension subsidies

DistrictCounty

Average daily attendancePercent of district revenue provided by the stateEAV (taxable property) per studentDistrict spending per student  State-provided pension subsidy per student* 
1Earlville CUSD 9Lasalle82223%$59,159$5,397$230
2Bradford CUSD 1Stark23214%$245,189$8,162$261
3Farrington CCSD 99Jefferson7257%$89,981$7,236$290
4Crab Orchard CUSD 3Williamson45646%$63,144$7,793$291
5Central City SD 133Marion28861%$56,569$6,735$297
6Carterville CUSD 5Williamson2,06343%$86,382$7,246$303
7Bluford Unit School District 318Jefferson36756%$73,075$8,280$304
8Breese ESD 12Clinton58028%$192,597$6,345$304
9Colona SD 190Henry42944%$88,796$7,520$306
10Riverview CCSD 2Woodford21924%$204,035$7,608$313
11Edinburg CUSD 4Christian27224%$160,476$7,213$313
12Newark CCSD 66Kendall23011%$309,196$8,953$320
13Hardin County CUSD 1Hardin52763%$55,735$8,424$321
14Taft SD 90Will31026%$173,260$8,520$322
15St George CCSD 258Kankakee43834%$167,183$7,639$322
16Washington SD 52Tazewell90339%$147,878$7,425$322
17Central SD 51Tazewell1,16623%$191,229$7,678$323
18Red Hill CUSD 10Lawrence93357%$56,621$7,743$324
19Bartonville SD 66Peoria25626%$116,768$7,374$327
20Metamora CCSD 1Woodford81628%$192,616$7,171$327
21Carthage ESD 317Hancock41032%$168,326$8,017$328
22Taylorville CUSD 3Christian2,31640%$120,498$7,419$331
23Aviston SD 21Clinton35942%$137,073$6,555$332
24Oakwood CUSD 76Vermilion92246%$80,911$8,851$332
25South Fork SD 14Christian30856%$62,619$8,005$336
26Beardstown CUSD 15Cass1,42661%$39,561$7,871$337
27Norwood ESD 63Peoria41648%$117,737$7,944$340
28Monroe SD 70Peoria29226%$170,980$7,700$341
29Jasper County CUD 1Jasper1,24621%$148,803$9,010$343
30North Greene CUSD 3Greene75652%$84,302$10,303$344
31Pleasant Valley SD 62Peoria48355%$90,757$7,637$345
32Bartelso SD 57Clinton16429%$134,864$6,439$345
33North Mac CUSD 34Macoupin1,30744%$91,076$7,918$345
34Farmington Central CUSD 265Peoria1,27032%$111,982$9,311$346
35Eldorado CUSD 4Saline1,08461%$51,723$9,341$349
36Albers SD 63Clinton17539%$132,915$6,992$350
37Lick Creek CCSD 16Union12849%$127,834$7,207$350
38County of Union Sch Dist No43Union37561%$70,412$7,441$350
39Ashley CCSD 15Washington13441%$160,676$8,517$351
40Germantown SD 60Clinton24039%$142,302$6,194$352
41Westville CUSD 2Vermilion1,19166%$37,392$8,532$352
42Calumet Public SD 132Cook1,01756%$89,760$10,926$352
43Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3White64359%$74,406$8,179$354
44North Clay CUSD 25Clay60758%$65,913$7,980$354
45Illini Bluffs CUSD 327Peoria81017%$141,399$8,634$354
46O Fallon CCSD 90St Clair3,34124%$182,964$8,353$355
47Grand Prairie CCSD 6Jefferson8454%$110,830$8,261$355
48Johnston City CUSD 1Williamson96848%$75,562$8,077$356
49Flora CUSD 35Clay1,25256%$67,379$8,238$356
50Pleasant Hill SD 69Peoria23264%$67,556$8,606$357
51Ladd CCSD 94Bureau20531%$172,988$9,481$357
52Wilmington CUSD 209UWill1,26817%$159,221$11,421$358
53Orion CUSD 223Henry1,01023%$133,392$8,898$358
54CUSD 4Adams63344%$95,604$9,109$358
55Nokomis CUSD 22Montgomery57550%$81,596$8,210$359
56District 50 SchoolsTazewell72347%$116,323$9,111$360
57Marion CUSD 2Williamson3,89031%$128,656$7,786$360
58St Joseph CCSD 169Champaign87035%$140,616$7,886$360
59Porta CUSD 202Menard99625%$154,362$9,514$362
60North Wamac SD 186Clinton14060%$61,093$8,002$362
61Carlinville CUSD 1Macoupin1,30540%$113,104$7,874$362
62Germantown Hills SD 69Woodford83427%$185,277$7,696$363
63Warsaw CUSD 316Hancock41741%$75,494$8,103$364
64Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276Knox85439%$101,578$8,541$364
65Sullivan CUSD 300Moultrie1,03139%$108,253$8,232$365
66Knoxville CUSD 202Knox1,02241%$94,401$8,829$365
67Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5AShelby32339%$101,636$8,522$365
68South Pekin SD 137Tazewell23062%$61,558$8,818$365
69Villa Grove CUSD 302Douglas59842%$107,874$8,254$366
70Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238Warren1,53249%$78,449$8,298$367
71Vienna SD 55Johnson40055%$76,980$8,301$367
72Cumberland CUSD 77Cumberland94854%$72,318$8,012$367
73Hamilton Co CUSD 10Hamilton1,16751%$59,680$8,542$368
74Morris SD 54Grundy1,09524%$184,399$9,803$369
75Riverton CUSD 14Sangamon1,35245%$85,383$8,177$370
76High Mount SD 116St Clair46642%$94,205$8,351$370
77Kewanee CUSD 229Henry1,69258%$42,395$8,992$371
78New Berlin CUSD 16Sangamon84413%$200,455$8,943$371
79Rochester CUSD 3ASangamon2,17632%$115,854$9,213$372
80Charleston CUSD 1Coles2,48733%$123,921$9,279$372
81Selmaville CCSD 10Marion23735%$137,661$7,863$372
82Robinson CUSD 2Crawford1,56013%$199,122$9,286$372
83Staunton CUSD 6Macoupin1,16947%$90,602$7,393$373
84Williamsville CUSD 15Sangamon1,40334%$116,621$9,162$375
85Payson CUSD 1Adams50542%$90,599$7,975$375
86Lawrence County CUD 20Lawrence1,07956%$57,945$8,911$375
87Minooka CCSD 201Grundy4,16626%$167,434$8,105$375
88Limestone Walters CCSD 316Peoria1739%$270,207$8,713$376
89Mendota CCSD 289Lasalle1,13934%$173,485$8,452$376
90Century CUSD 100Pulaski34866%$42,104$10,081$376
91Jasper CCSD 17Wayne16559%$61,211$9,927$376
92Pikeland CUSD 10Pike1,17944%$91,916$8,893$376
93Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5Schuyler99937%$113,899$9,688$376
94Teutopolis CUSD 50Effingham1,02038%$111,455$8,053$376
95Geneseo CUSD 228Henry2,34225%$142,115$8,540$376
96Marshall CUSD 2CClark1,23053%$82,665$8,194$376
97Ball Chatham CUSD 5Sangamon4,31419%$160,607$8,896$377
98Paris CUSD 4Edgar42531%$210,150$9,586$377
99Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61Logan26611%$266,002$8,274$377
100Potomac CUSD 10Vermilion16246%$87,019$8,513$378

MORE NEWS