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Report: Which school districts pay the lowest administrator salaries?

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Public school administrators in Sparta Community Unit School District 140 are among those earning the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide, the average administrator earns $106,273, according to the 2016-17 Illinois State Board of Education report. Administrator salaries depend on the district's size, location and resources, as well as the individual's level of experience and education.

What do the lowest-paid administrators earn?

Bottom administrator salaries

Rank
District
County
Average salary
1
Bluford Unit School District 318
Jefferson
$53,818
2
Opdyke Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
Jefferson
$54,863
3
Breese Elementary School District 12
Clinton
$58,667
4
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43
Johnson
$61,250
5
South Fork School District 14
Christian
$62,657
6
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30
St. Clair
$63,000
7
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79
Lasalle
$63,750
8
Mcclellan Community Consolidated School District 12
Jefferson
$64,044
9
Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20
Lawrence
$64,134
10
Cypress Elementary School District 64
Johnson
$64,640
11
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Hardin
$64,727
12
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142
Champaign
$64,743
13
Field Community Consolidated School District 3
Jefferson
$65,078
14
Brussels Community Unit School District 42
Calhoun
$65,174
15
Norris City Omaha Enfield Community Unit School District 3
White
$65,845
16
Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16
Union
$66,590
17
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
Jefferson
$66,717
18
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99
Jefferson
$67,450
19
Geff Community Consolidated School District 14
Wayne
$68,500
20
Palestine Community Unit School District 3
Crawford
$68,582
21
Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2
Saline
$68,667
22
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95
Lasalle
$69,013
23
New Simpson Hill School District 32
Johnson
$69,250
24
Winchester Community Unit School District 1
Scott
$69,928
25
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9
Macon
$70,980
26
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Fayette
$71,065
27
Northwestern Community Unit School District 2
Macoupin
$71,512
28
Braceville School District 75
Grundy
$71,537
29
Edgar County Community Unit School District 6
Edgar
$71,565
30
West Central Community Unit School District 235
Henderson
$71,989
31
Georgetown Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4
Vermilion
$72,100
32
Community Unit School District #4
Adams
$72,156
33
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Lawrence
$72,167
34
Midland Community Unit School District 7
Marshall
$72,673
35
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Fulton
$72,851
36
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76
Vermilion
$73,171
37
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10
Pike
$73,302
38
Pope County Community Unit School District 1
Pope
$73,612
39
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
Wayne
$74,291
40
Greenview Community Unit School District 200
Menard
$74,583
41
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Saline
$74,781
42
Freeburg Community High School District 77
St. Clair
$74,857
43
Windsor Community Unified School District 1
Shelby
$74,957
44
Salt Fork Community Unit School District #512
Vermilion
$75,035
45
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
$75,042
46
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Gallatin
$75,171
47
Marshall Community Unit School District 2c
Clark
$75,344
48
Galatia Community Unit School District 1
Saline
$75,497
49
North Greene Community Unit School District 3
Greene
$75,567
50
Sparta Community Unit School District 140
Randolph
$75,701
51
Western Community Unit School District 12
Pike
$75,724
52
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Carroll
$75,733
53
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
Franklin
$75,992
54
Damiansville School District 62
Clinton
$76,000
55
Cowden Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
Shelby
$76,120
56
Chicago Lighthouse Charter School
Cook
$76,333
57
Kings Consolidated School District 144
Ogle
$76,429
58
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
Peoria
$76,651
59
Century Community Unit School District 100
Pulaski
$76,733
60
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Brown
$76,844
61
Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210
Lasalle
$77,000
62
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6
Jefferson
$77,018
63
Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
Bond
$77,025
64
Central Community Unit School District 3
Adams
$77,300
65
Tamaroa School District 5
Perry
$77,421
66
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Mason
$77,463
67
Calhoun Community Unit School District 40
Calhoun
$77,545
68
Dallas Elementary School District 327
Hancock
$77,667
69
Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7
Marion
$78,090
70
Westville Community Unit School District 2
Vermilion
$78,387
71
Oakland Community Unit School District 5
Coles
$78,554
72
Kansas Community Unit School District 3
Edgar
$78,571
73
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
Jefferson
$78,624
74
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4
Pike
$78,717
75
Pleasant Hill School District 69
Peoria
$78,793
76
Triopia Community Unit School District 27
Morgan
$78,942
77
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9
Iroquois
$78,970
78
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated School District 115
Franklin
$79,000
79
Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302
Douglas
$79,010
80
Liberty Community Unit School District 2
Adams
$79,115
81
Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17
Wayne
$79,169
82
Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
Cumberland
$79,289
83
Fairfield Community High School District 225
Wayne
$79,373
84
Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
Putnam
$79,473
85
Washington School District 52
Tazewell
$79,491
86
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Livingston
$79,511
87
Massac County Unit School District #1
Massac
$79,568
88
Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
Greene
$79,590
89
East Coloma Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20
Whiteside
$79,695
90
Peoria School District 150
Peoria
$79,711
91
Central A&m Community Unit School District 21
Shelby
$79,758
92
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175
Lasalle
$79,838
93
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130
Champaign
$80,079
94
Arthur Community Unified School District 305
Douglas
$80,205
95
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2
Jefferson
$80,219
96
Rantoul Township High School District 193
Champaign
$80,242
97
Sandoval Community Unit School District 501
Marion
$80,269
98
Pekin Consolidated School District 303
Tazewell
$80,329
99
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Clay
$80,630
100
Carthage Elementary School District 317
Hancock
$80,663

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 BoardMulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 BoardHardin County Community Unit School District 1Winchester Community Unit School District 1 BoardJasper Community Consolidated School District 17Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4 BoardFairfield Community High School District 225Community Unit School District 4Greenfield Community Unit School District 10Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 BoardRed Hill Community Unit School District 10Pope County Community Unit School District 1Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3aGrand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6Washington School District 52Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 BoardArthur Community Unified School District 305Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 (merged)Central A & M Community Unit School District 21Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 BoardGeff Community Consolidated School District 14Tamaroa School District 5St. Libory Consolidated School District 30Kings Consolidated School District 144Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3Kansas Community Unit School District 3 BoardLiberty Community Unit School District 2 BoardBrown County Community Unit School District 1Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512Breese School District 12 BoardFreeburg Community High School District 77 BoardFlora Community Unit School District 35 BoardSparta Community Unit School District 140Palestine Community Unit School District 3Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c BoardPeoria School District 150 BoardGalatia Community Unit School District 1 BoardNorth Greene Unit School District 3 BoardMcclellan Community Consolidated School District 12Eldorado Community Unit School District 4Bluford Unit School District 318Damiansville School District 62Central Community Unit School District 3Dallas Elementary School District 327Illini Central Community Unit School District 189Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 BoardChicago Lighthouse Charter SchoolBuncombe Consolidated School District 43Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 BoardWest Carroll Community Unit School District 314 BoardCalhoun Community Unit School District 40Putnam County Community Unit School District 535Braceville School District 75 BoardGeorgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 BoardVilla Grove Community Unit School District 302Western Community Unit School District 12Gallatin Community Unit School District 7Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9Frankfort Community Unit School District 168Miller Township Community Consolidated School DistrictMidland Community Unit School District 7Cypress School District 64 BoardWest Central Community Unit School District 235Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Brussels Community Unit School District 42 BoardIuka Community Consolidated School District 7Edgar County Community Unit District 6Carthage Elementary School District 317Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District BoardPekin Consolidated School District 303Windsor Community Unit School District 1Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Century Community Unit School District 100Massac Unit School District 1 BoardWestville Community Unit School District 2 BoardGreenview Community Unit School District 200 BoardNew Simpson Hill Consolidated District 32Field Community Consolidated School District 3Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130Opdyke Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 BoardOakland Community Unit School District 5Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99South Fork School District 14 BoardSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 BoardTriopia Community Unit School District 27Pleasant Hill School District 69Rantoul Township High School District 193Rome Community Consolidated School District 2Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

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