Posted on 04/16/2019 12:41:44 PM PDT by george76
It may not be the biggest state, nor the one with the most students, but Illinois leads the nation in school district spending on administrators. Even amid a looming statewide financial crisis, the state’s 852 districts spent more than $1 billion in fiscal year 2016, the most in the nation
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Illinois also spends twice as much per pupil on school administration as the national average — $544 in Illinois to $226 nationwide. Measured per pupil, that is the third highest rate in the country, nearly double New York at $349 and nearly five times as much as California, where admin costs are $95 per student.
Not only do most districts spend a lot on administration, Illinois has 852 districts, more than many other states. About one-quarter of those districts operate only one school. Roughly 4 percent serve fewer than 100 students.
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Metropolitan Planning Council .. suggests that districts share administrative services and even superintendents, based on geographic proximity and the needs of students.
That’s already happening in some places. Most recently, the town of Paw Paw in western Illinois voted to deactive its school district. Its 50 students will stay in their schools, but will be educated by another, neighboring district.
Illinois administrative spending per student has risen 5 percent since 2014-15, when the policy group pegged it at at $518 per student. At that time, Illinois’ overall statewide spending on administrative costs was still more than $1 billion.
The comparatively high administrative costs strains school budget. Education advocates hope to move more money move into classrooms.
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Lot of people are selling their homes at a loss in order to escape.
Incredible. It it true that state pensioners are protected from reductions by the IL Constitution?
Correction: Is it true . . . ?
Yes, it is. The ‘rats and the unions have Illinois taxpayers in a headlock and they ain’t letting go.
Yes... been to il supreme court. We are Obama’d.
Let me guess..each “district” has an extensive staff that collects big bucks. It’s a patronage scam plain and simple. Why people put up with this is mind blowing.
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