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.
South Suburbs student-administrator ratios
Rank
District
County
Enrollment
Student-to-Administrator Ratio
1
Ford Heights School District 169
Cook
434
54:1
2
General George Patton School District 133
Cook
287
64:1
3
Southland College Prep
Cook
522
73:1
4
Hazel Crest School District 152.5
Cook
1,006
87:1
5
Posen Robbins Elementary School District 143.5
Cook
1,603
100:1
6
Community Consolidated School District 168
Cook
1,405
100:1
7
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157
Cook
909
101:1
8
Bloom Township High School District 206
Cook
3,067
103:1
9
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3,057
109:1
10
Country Club Hills School District 160
Cook
1,203
109:1
11
Palos Heights School District 128
Cook
705
110:1
12
Sunnybrook School District 171
Cook
1,008
112:1
13
Matteson Elementary School District 162
Cook
2,699
113:1
14
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
5,106
116:1
15
Reavis Township High School District 220
Cook
1,800
120:1
16
Thornton School District 154
Cook
240
120:1
17
Pleasantdale School District 107
Cook
855
122:1
18
Community High School District 218
Cook
5,262
122:1
19
Calumet City School District 155
Cook
1,130
126:1
20
Elementary School District 159
Cook
1,895
126:1
21
Cook County School District 130
Cook
3,701
128:1
22
Midlothian School District 143
Cook
1,817
130:1
23
Brookwood School District 167
Cook
1,182
131:1
24
Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144
Cook
2,595
132:1
25
South Holland School District 151
Cook
1,587
132:1
26
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Cook
1,744
134:1
27
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
5,227
138:1
28
Park Forest School District 163
Cook
1,892
140:1
29
Consolidated High School District 230
Cook
7,530
141:1
30
Flossmoor School District 161
Cook
2,313
144:1
31
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Cook
868
145:1
32
Sandridge School District 172
Cook
362
145:1
33
Chicago Heights School District 170
Cook
3,233
147:1
34
Willow Springs School District 108
Cook
375
148:1
35
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126
Cook
1,632
148:1
36
Lansing School District 158
Cook
2,596
148:1
37
Lincoln Elementary School District 156
Cook
1,040
149:1
38
Burnham School District 154-5
Cook
201
152:1
39
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
Cook
1,150
153:1
40
Atwood Heights School District 125
Cook
676
154:1
41
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Cook
1,847
154:1
42
Dolton School District 148
Cook
2,103
157:1
43
South Holland School District 150
Cook
950
158:1
44
Homewood School District 153
Cook
1,955
163:1
45
Dolton School District 149
Cook
2,788
164:1
46
Worth School District 127
Cook
1,164
166:1
47
Summit School District 104
Cook
1,839
167:1
48
Argo Community High School District 217
Cook
1,856
169:1
49
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215
Cook
3,268
171:1
50
Ridgeland School District 122
Cook
2,391
171:1
51
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
1,367
171:1
52
Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123
Cook
3,202
172:1
53
Arbor Park School District 145
Cook
1,388
174:1
54
Harvey School District 152
Cook
2,125
177:1
55
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118
Cook
2,002
182:1
56
Community Consolidated School District 146
Cook
2,427
184:1
57
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
Cook
1,473
184:1
58
Forest Ridge School District 142
Cook
1,668
189:1
59
Orland School District 135
Cook
5,040
197:1
60
Indian Springs School District 109
Cook
2,958
197:1
61
Lemont Bromberek Combined School District 113a
Cook
2,166
217:1
62
Burbank School District 111
Cook
3,570
223:1
63
North Palos School District 117
Cook
3,329
241:1
64
Kirby School District 140
Cook
3,638
260:1
65
Calumet Public School District 132
Cook
1,118
280:1
66
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
2,760
345:1
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Forest Ridge School District 142• Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157• Park Forest School District 163 Board• Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215• Palos Community Consolidated School District 118• Flossmoor School District 161 Board• Harvey School District 152 Board• Ridgeland School District 122• Ford Heights School District 169• Atwood Heights School District 125• Palos Heights School District 128 Board• Alsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn School District 126• West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147• Southland College Prep Charter High School• Burnham School District 154-5• Hazel Crest School District 152-5• Chicago Heights School District 170• Community Consolidated School District 146 Board• Sandridge School District 172• Citizens for Community High School District 218• Dolton School District 148• Arbor Park School District 145• Pleasantdale School District 107 Board• Bremen Community High School District 228 Board• Sunnybrook School District 171• Dolton School District 149• Calumet Public School District 132 Board• Community Consolidated School District 168• Oak Lawn Community High School District 229• Homewood School District 153• Burbank School District 111• Rich Township High School District 227• Elementary School District 159• Willow Springs School District 108• Cook County School District 104• Lincoln Elementary School District 156• Kirby School District 140 Board• Country Club Hills School District 160• Reavis Township High School District 220• Chicago Ridge School District 127-5• Brookwood School District 167• Bloom Township High School District 206 Board• Orland School District 135 Board• Thornton School District 154• General George Patton School District 133• Consolidated High School District 230 Board• Evergreen Park Community High School District 231• Midlothian School District 143• Thornton Township High School District 205• Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124• North Palos School District 117 Board• Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144• Argo Community High School District 217• Lemont Township High School District 210• Indian Springs School District 109 Board• Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 Board• Matteson Elementary School District 162 Board• Lansing School District 158 Board
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