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This is the first time in the 10 years ISBE has been tracking administrator pay that area leader Unity topped the state average pf $116,908. The district’s rate jumped by $8,545 from last year’s report card to this one.
Four other area districts also exceeded the state average.
1. Unity: $124,5502. Rossville-Alvin: $123,1303. Cerro Gordo: $122,0394. Ludlow: $121,9005. Urbana: $121,5616. Tuscola: $113,6577. St. Joseph-Ogden: $113,1248. GCMS: $112,968
9. St. Joseph Grade School: $110,95610. Bement: $110,27411. Clinton: $109,51212. Heritage: $108,88013. Champaign: $108,41514. Arcola: $107,61615. Mahomet-Seymour: $106,41616. Blue Ridge: $104,495
17. Milford: $103,75818. Bismarck-Henning: $101,63519. Danville: $101,63320. Rantoul City Schools: $99,93421. Gifford: $98,52522. Oakland: $98,45623. Monticello: $96,85524. LeRoy: $96,420
25. Armstrong High: $96,26226. Cissna Park: $95,97727. Sullivan: $95,15128. Iroquois County: $94,63129. Westville: $92,05730. Shiloh: $91,50031. Georgetown-Ridge Farm: $90,52832. Salt For: $90,000
33. Arthur: $89,70334. PBL: $89,22235. Potomac: $88,40836. Thomasboro: $87,51937. Fisher: $86,91838. Prairieview-Ogden: $86,55339. Iroquois West: $85,70440. Rantoul Township High: $83,393
41. Oakwood: $82,39642. Villa Grove: $81,72443. Armstrong-Ellis: $81,66244. DeLand-Weldon: $81,49845. Edgar County: $78,27746. Hoopeston Area: $77,83047. Kansas: $75,643
