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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Highest-paid teacher in Warren Township HSD 121 raked in $140,755.23 in the 2013-2014 school year

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The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Warren Township HSD 121 each earned more than $100,000 in total compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The amount reflects teachers' full adjusted pay - a calculation which includes benefits and all pension contributions by taxpayers for each teacher, and reflects a full year of work instead of the nine months teachers actually worked.

Records show that in 2014, Patricia B. Hill, a teacher at Warren Township High School at 34090 N. Almond Road, received $140,755.23, the highest full adjusted pay among all teachers in the district.

Included in that amount was $8,479.21 in taxpayer-funded benefits, $1,690.57 in retirement benefits, and $6,788.64 in other benefits.

Overall, the total amount Warren Township HSD 121 spent on its 50 highest-paid teachers in 2014 was $5,634,991.27.

Warren Township HSD 121 had 259 teachers in 2014.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 Census American Community Survey, the median household income for Illinois was $57,444 in 2014.

ISBE is responsible for administering public education in Illinois and consists of nine board members appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate.

*Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly noted the teacher benefits data was from fiscal year 2015 when it was actually from fiscal year 2014. We have updated the story accordingly.

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