Public school districts in Madison, LaSalle and Bureau counties reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in Illinois, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
Statewide, there are about 2 million students enrolled, the 2016-17 Illinois State Board of Education report said. On average, there are 190 students for every administrator, or 10,526 administrators in the state. The average administrator earns $106,273 a year.
Smallest student-administrator ratios
Rank
District
County
Enrollment
Student-to-Administrator Ratio
1
Venice Community Unit School District 3
Madison
58
29:1
2
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230
Lasalle
59
39:1
3
Ohio Community High School District 505
Bureau
40
40:1
4
Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425
Livingston
45
45:1
5
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161
Ogle
95
48:1
6
Kings Consolidated School District 144
Ogle
71
51:1
7
Ford Heights School District 169
Cook
434
54:1
8
Mcclellan Community Consolidated School District 12
Jefferson
61
56:1
9
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43
Johnson
56
56:1
10
Chicago Lighthouse Charter School
Cook
176
59:1
11
Steward Elementary School District 220
Lee
60
60:1
12
La Moille Community Unit School District 303
Bureau
241
60:1
13
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17
Bureau
62
62:1
14
General George Patton School District 133
Cook
287
64:1
15
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99
Jefferson
67
64:1
16
Brussels Community Unit School District 42
Calhoun
132
64:1
17
Rondout School District 72
Lake
142
65:1
18
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6
Jefferson
79
66:1
19
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois
67
67:1
20
St. Anne Community High School District 302
Kankakee
241
69:1
21
Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259
Kankakee
212
71:1
22
Lostant Community Unit School District 425
Lasalle
71
71:1
23
Armstrong-Ellis Community School District 61
Vermilion
72
72:1
24
Southland College Prep
Cook
522
73:1
25
Amandla Charter School
Cook
277
75:1
26
Forest Park School District 91
Cook
837
76:1
27
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142
Champaign
80
79:1
28
Dalzell Grade School District 98
Bureau
68
80:1
29
Vernon Hills Community High School District 128
Lake
3,308
81:1
30
Community High School District 117
Lake
2,710
82:1
31
Akin Community Consolidated School District 91
Franklin
90
82:1
32
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
Union
332
83:1
33
Eswood Community Consolidated School District 269
Ogle
86
86:1
34
Hazel Crest School District 152.5
Cook
1,006
87:1
35
Oakland Community Unit School District 5
Coles
260
87:1
36
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130
Champaign
191
87:1
37
Fairmont School District 89
Will
311
88:1
38
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30
St. Clair
88
88:1
39
Dwight Township High School District 230
Livingston
260
89:1
40
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175
Lasalle
169
89:1
41
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84
Bureau
89
89:1
42
Grass Lake School District 36
Lake
180
90:1
43
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
Lake
1,676
91:1
44
Niles Township Community High School District 219
Cook
4,587
91:1
45
Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21
Logan
183
92:1
46
Grayslake Community High School District 127
Lake
2,940
92:1
47
Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Cass
294
92:1
48
Armstrong Township High School District 225
Vermilion
139
93:1
49
Sunset Ridge School District 29
Cook
466
93:1
50
South Fork School District 14
Christian
327
93:1
51
Salt Creek School District 48
Dupage
503
94:1
52
Greenview Community Unit School District 200
Menard
219
94:1
53
Benton Community High School District 103
Franklin
565
94:1
54
Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65
Lasalle
95
95:1
55
Opdyke Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
Jefferson
169
97:1
56
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88
Logan
116
97:1
57
Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
Effingham
294
98:1
58
Geff Community Consolidated School District 14
Wayne
98
98:1
59
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
688
98:1
60
Bluford Unit School District 318
Jefferson
401
98:1
61
Butler School District 53
Dupage
532
99:1
62
Posen Robbins Elementary School District 143.5
Cook
1,603
100:1
63
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79
Lasalle
200
100:1
64
Community Consolidated School District 168
Cook
1,405
100:1
65
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157
Cook
909
101:1
66
Braceville School District 75
Grundy
122
102:1
67
Hillside School District 93
Cook
509
102:1
68
Damiansville School District 62
Clinton
102
102:1
69
Bloom Township High School District 206
Cook
3,067
103:1
70
Tamaroa School District 5
Perry
113
103:1
71
Highland Park Township High School District 113
Lake
3,710
103:1
72
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2c
Grundy
309
103:1
73
Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11
Morgan
206
103:1
74
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94
Bureau
207
104:1
75
Union School District 81
Will
104
104:1
76
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92
Logan
209
104:1
77
Bement Community Unit School District 5
Piatt
317
106:1
78
Ridgewood Community High School District 234
Cook
847
106:1
79
Mchenry Community High School District 156
Mchenry
2,227
106:1
80
Lisle Community Unit School District 202
Dupage
1,487
106:1
81
Seneca Township High School District 160
Lasalle
425
106:1
82
Evanston Township High School District 202
Cook
3,329
107:1
83
Emmons School District 33
Lake
320
107:1
84
Lindop School District 92
Cook
420
107:1
85
Fairfield Community High School District 225
Wayne
428
107:1
86
Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
Piatt
215
107:1
87
Maine Township High School District 207
Cook
6,352
107:1
88
Skokie School District 73-5
Cook
1,079
108:1
89
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426
Livingston
108
108:1
90
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3,057
109:1
91
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185
Lasalle
218
109:1
92
Learn 9 In Waukegan
Lake
328
109:1
93
Country Club Hills School District 160
Cook
1,203
109:1
94
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3
Pike
304
110:1
95
Palos Heights School District 128
Cook
705
110:1
96
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95
Lasalle
221
110:1
97
Scott Morgan Community Unit School District 2
Scott
221
110:1
98
Fox Lake Grade School District 114
Lake
780
111:1
99
Community High School District 99
Dupage
4,880
112:1
100
Sunnybrook School District 171
Cook
1,008
112:1
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