October, 2018 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 36.1 points lower at Calhoun Elementary/Jr High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 21, 2018

At Calhoun Elementary/Jr High School, a 36.1-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

West Prairie Middle School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 21, 2018

The truancy rate at West Prairie Middle School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Western Junior High School reports 2% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

The truancy rate at Western Junior High School fell to 2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Dallas City Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

The truancy rate at Dallas City Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

72.2 percent of Western teachers stay put; average earns $39,471 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

More than 72.2 percent of teachers stay at Western High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

How much revenue has Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 received from local taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

The revenue Schuyler Industry Community Unit School District 5 received through local taxes increased 28.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.

Brown County High School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

The truancy rate at Brown County High School fell to 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

80.4 percent of Triopia Jr-Sr teachers stay put; average earns $38,958 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

More than 80.4 percent of teachers stay at Triopia Jr-Sr High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Rushville-Industry, 92 percent of students graduate high school; 52 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 20, 2018

About 84 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.