Statewide, there are about 2 million students enrolled, the 2016-17 Illinois State Board of Education report said. On average, there are 190 students for every administrator, or 10,526 administrators in the state. The average administrator earns $106,273 a year.
Biggest student-to-administrator ratios
Rank
District
County
Enrollment
Student-to-Administrator Ratio
1
Central School District 51
Tazewell
1,364
455:1
2
Vienna Elementary School District 55
Johnson
436
436:1
3
Breese Elementary School District 12
Clinton
639
426:1
4
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
Macon
1,207
402:1
5
Norridge School District 80
Cook
1,117
372:1
6
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Jackson
2,175
362:1
7
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309
Peoria
722
361:1
8
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Will
7,048
352:1
9
Bureau Valley Cusd #340
Bureau
1,112
350:1
10
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
2,760
345:1
11
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Macoupin
1,342
336:1
12
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Franklin
1,185
329:1
13
Unity Point School District 140
Jackson
705
328:1
14
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Dupage
27,899
325:1
15
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
St. Clair
781
312:1
16
Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
Franklin
341
310:1
17
Central City School District 133
Marion
310
310:1
18
Aviston School District 21
Clinton
385
308:1
19
Rockton School District 140
Winnebago
1,534
307:1
20
Duquoin Community Unit School District 300
Perry
1,520
304:1
21
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1
Woodford
891
297:1
22
Paris Union School District 95
Edgar
987
296:1
23
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
Lake
2,633
293:1
24
Central Community High School District 71
Clinton
579
290:1
25
Germantown Hills School District 69
Woodford
865
288:1
26
Manhattan School District 114
Will
1,430
286:1
27
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Christian
2,559
284:1
28
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
1,189
282:1
29
Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Madison
6,189
281:1
30
Calumet Public School District 132
Cook
1,118
280:1
31
Charleston Community Unit School District No.1
Coles
2,788
279:1
32
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Madison
6,435
278:1
33
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61
Logan
278
278:1
34
Dixon Unit School District 170
Lee
2,771
277:1
35
Southwestern Community Unit School District 9
Macoupin
1,461
276:1
36
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Edgar
413
275:1
37
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Hardin
585
266:1
38
Wolf Branch School District 113
St. Clair
797
266:1
39
Bloomington School District 87
Mclean
5,300
265:1
40
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Effingham
1,060
265:1
41
Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160
St. Clair
790
263:1
42
O'fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. Clair
3,670
262:1
43
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130
St. Clair
523
262:1
44
Mclean County Unit School District 5
Mclean
13,586
261:1
45
Germantown School District 60
Clinton
261
261:1
46
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81
Union
520
260:1
47
Kirby School District 140
Cook
3,638
260:1
48
Carterville Community Unit School District 5
Williamson
2,208
260:1
49
Sterling Community Unit School District 5
Whiteside
3,371
259:1
50
West Chicago Elementary School District 33
Dupage
4,530
259:1
51
Taft School District 90
Will
318
258:1
52
Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
Cumberland
1,030
258:1
53
Community Unit School District 200
Dupage
12,711
257:1
54
Big Hollow School District 38
Lake
1,801
257:1
55
Salem School District 111
Marion
1,029
257:1
56
North Greene Community Unit School District 3
Greene
863
257:1
57
Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Williamson
513
256:1
58
Raccoon Consolidated School District 1
Marion
256
256:1
59
Belleville Township High School District 201
St. Clair
4,860
256:1
60
Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Whiteside
1,022
256:1
61
East Prairie School District 73
Cook
511
256:1
62
Whiteside School District 115
St. Clair
1,334
254:1
63
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Peoria
4,565
254:1
64
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Williamson
4,055
253:1
65
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Madison
7,580
253:1
66
Summit Hill School District 161
Will
3,083
253:1
67
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Carroll
504
252:1
68
Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10
Marion
252
252:1
69
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Gallatin
753
251:1
70
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
Cook
14,781
250:1
71
Marengo-Union Elementary Community School District 165
Mchenry
1,002
250:1
72
New Trier Township High School District 203
Cook
4,006
250:1
73
El Paso Gridley Community Unit School District 11
Woodford
1,249
250:1
74
Christopher Unit School District 99
Franklin
824
250:1
75
Vienna High School District 133
Johnson
357
250:1
76
County Of Woodford School
Woodford
997
249:1
77
Carlinville Cusd #1
Macoupin
1,495
249:1
78
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133
Winnebago
746
249:1
79
Trico Community Unit School District 176
Jackson
994
248:1
80
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Coles
3,475
248:1
81
Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Sangamon
4,714
248:1
82
Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3
Macon
2,478
248:1
83
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Knox
4,457
248:1
84
Wesclin Community Unit School District 3
Clinton
1,361
248:1
85
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2
Woodford
246
246:1
86
Carmi White County Community Unit School District 5
White
1,466
244:1
87
Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
Douglas
976
244:1
88
Chester Community Unit School District 139
Randolph
974
244:1
89
La Grange School District 102
Cook
3,161
243:1
90
Meridian Community Unit School District 223
Ogle
1,698
243:1
91
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8
Macoupin
605
242:1
92
Quincy Public School District 172
Adams
6,757
241:1
93
North Palos School District 117
Cook
3,329
241:1
94
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138
Randolph
480
240:1
95
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Henry
2,637
240:1
96
Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Macon
992
240:1
97
Abingdon Avon Community Unit School District 276
Knox
958
240:1
98
Orion Community Unit School District 223
Henry
1,077
239:1
99
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Shelby
1,195
239:1
100
Heritage Community Unit School District 8
Champaign
478
239:1
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Trico Community Unit School District 176• Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41• Granite City Community Unit School District 9• Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61• Germantown School District 60 Board• Rockton School District 140 Board• Vienna High School District 133• Belleville Township High School District 201• Summit Hill School District 161• Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 Board• Meridian Community Unit School District 15• Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 Board• Gallatin Community Unit School District 7• Wesclin Community Unit School District 3• Galesburg Community Unit School District 205• Wolf Branch School District 113 Board• Whiteside School District 115 Board• East Prairie School District 73 Board• Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276• Central Community High School District 71• Meridian Community Unit School District 223• Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5• Quincy Public School District 172 Board• Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Board• Sterling Community Unit District 5 Board• West Chicago School District 33 Board• Aviston School District 21• Calumet Public School District 132 Board• Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174• Heritage Community Unit School District 8• Vienna School District 55• Central School District 51• Carterville Community Unit School District 5 Board• Carlinville Cusd #1• Community Unit School District 200• Norridge School District 80 Board• Raccoon Consolidated School District 1 Board• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1• Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5• Tuscola Community Unit School District 301• Bloomington School District 87 Board• Germantown Hills School District 69• Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165• Manhattan School District 114• Kirby School District 140 Board• Schaumburg School District 54• Central City School District 133 Board• Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 Board• Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 Board• Marion Community Unit School District 2 Board• Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1• Benton Community Consolidated School District 47• Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 Board• Dixon Unit School District 170• Big Hollow School District 38 Board• Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140• Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81• Christopher Community Unit School District 99• Salem School District 111• Dunlap Community Unit School District 323• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204• Lincoln Way Community High School District 210• Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board• New Trier Township High School District 203 Board• Hardin County Community Unit School District 1• Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 Board• Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399• O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3• Eldorado Community Unit School District 4• Taft School District 90• Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 Board• Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70• North Greene Unit School District 3 Board• Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8• Gillespie Community Unit School District 7• Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4• Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 Board• North Palos School District 117 Board• Breese School District 12 Board• Mattoon Community Unit School District 2• Paris Union School District 95• Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 Board• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 Board• Morrison Community Unit School District 6• Charleston Community Unit School District 1• Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130• Mclean County Unit School District 5 Board• Orion Community Unit School District 223
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