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Highest paying school districts in Illinois

Ranked from the figures Illinois collects from every district, not from survey averages. Each row links to that district's page and the state document behind it.

Highest starting salary

DistrictStartingEnrollment
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299$71,742322,809
Maine Township HSD 207$70,8416,211
Glenbrook HSD 225$69,9295,092
Evanston Twp HSD 202$68,9333,586
New Trier Twp HSD 203$68,8543,740
Township HSD 211$66,93312,267
Chsd 99$66,9104,708
Twp HSD 113$66,7803,144
Lyons Twp HSD 204$66,0763,767
Glenbard Twp HSD 87$65,8237,747
Township HSD 214$65,80712,114
Lake Forest Chsd 115$64,8641,375
Chsd 128$64,6793,285
Oak Park - River Forest SD 200$64,5133,256
Lake Park Chsd 108$64,4712,579
Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125$64,3814,614
Leyden Chsd 212$63,7163,606
Niles Twp HSD 219$63,7044,630
Hinsdale Twp HSD 86$63,4803,765
Thornton Twp HSD 205$62,8844,491
Summit Hill SD 161$62,8112,398
Fenton Chsd 100$62,6571,422
DuPage HSD 88$62,5423,856
Argo Chsd 217$62,3711,841
Lemont Twp HSD 210$62,2131,305
Skokie SD 69$61,6311,816
Park Ridge CCSD 64$61,2134,637
Sunset Ridge SD 29$61,039494
Rich Twp HSD 227$61,0272,396
Barrington CUSD 220$61,0118,026
Proviso Twp HSD 209$60,9434,493
Wilmette SD 39$60,5753,285
East Maine SD 63$60,3213,648
Cons HSD 230$60,0617,719
Homewood Flossmoor Chsd 233$59,5002,805
SD U-46$59,49934,553
Marion CUSD 2$59,3843,640
Marquardt SD 15$59,3412,327
Northbrook ESD 27$59,3401,347
Summit SD 104$59,0821,447

Highest maximum on the schedule

DistrictMaximumEnrollment
Leyden Chsd 212$139,6443,606
Twp HSD 113$135,4123,144
Cicero SD 99$125,7388,598
Park Forest SD 163$121,7151,523
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299$120,853322,809
Riverside SD 96$115,0001,743
Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$114,5633,276
Oak Park ESD 97$110,7665,596
ESD 159$109,9651,648
SD U-46$108,95734,553
La Grange SD 102$108,0802,924
New Lenox SD 122$107,9194,982
Valley View CUSD 365U$107,07714,847
Wheeling CCSD 21$105,8606,205
Skokie SD 73-5$105,6551,061
Summit Hill SD 161$104,6932,398
Granite City CUSD 9$103,7785,775
Lyons Twp HSD 204$103,7403,767
Maine Township HSD 207$103,5366,211
Park Ridge CCSD 64$102,6524,637
Lemont Twp HSD 210$101,3111,305
CUSD 300$100,81420,488
Massac UD 1$99,4811,882
Channahon SD 17$99,2531,163
Marion CUSD 2$99,1093,640
Chsd 99$98,9564,708
Champaign CUSD 4$98,77110,363
Dolton SD 149$98,5552,318
Sandridge SD 172$98,335409
Murphysboro CUSD 186$98,2811,930
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40$98,1067,254
Fenton Chsd 100$97,6861,422
Bradley Bourbonnais Chsd 307$97,2101,913
Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188$97,005484
Ball Chatham CUSD 5$96,7604,631
Manhattan SD 114$96,6281,946
Belle Valley SD 119$96,078977
Bremen Chsd 228$96,0195,066
Flossmoor SD 161$95,9462,314
Putnam County CUSD 535$95,645766

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