Illinois · reported schedule
Spring Garden CCSD 178 teacher salary
- Spring Garden CCSD 178 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $43,834 and tops that lane at $60,669 after 20 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $47,201 and reaches $72,454 after 30 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $75,821, reached at 30 years of service.
- Spring Garden CCSD 178 enrolls 217 students.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the schedule pays
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $43,834 | $60,669 | 20 |
| Master's | $47,201 | $72,454 | 30 |
| Master's + 30 | $50,568 | $75,821 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Spring Garden CCSD 178's $43,834 ranks 668th; the median is $47,000, so it is $3,166 below it.
Its top reported figure, $75,821, ranks 726th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $3,367 at the start (7.7%).
The bachelor's lane grows 38.4% over 20 years, about $842 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden CCSD 178 | 217 | $43,834 | $75,821 |
| Hampton SD 29 | 220 | $43,735 | $54,890 |
| Newark CCSD 66 | 214 | $42,411 | $75,147 |
| Rosemont ESD 78 | 210 | $56,337 | $168,424 |
| Edinburg CUSD 4 | 231 | $43,700 | $78,084 |
| Selmaville CCSD 10 | 231 | $44,240 | $80,225 |
Where this comes from
Illinois State Board of Education, Teacher Salary Study publishes Every district's salary schedule in reference points (Teacher Salary Study 2025-26), which every Illinois district files each year. The full step-and-lane grid is published by the district itself; this page carries the figures the state collects, which is what the salary-estimate sites do not have.