A 2005 law put the penalties in place to discourage districts from giving costly raises - any above 6 percent - that result in costlier pensions. While salaries are paid by districts, the state foots the bill for educators' retirement benefits.
Illinois penalizes districts for "pension spiking" by passing on the extra pension costs associated with hiking salaries in the years leading up to retirement.
Since 2005, the state has assessed more than $161 million in penalties, according to TRS data.
West Central Illinois pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
IL School for the Deaf
Jacksonville
26
$372,751.07
$361,432.58
$2,405.45
$2,318.35
$6,594.69
2
IL School - Visually Impaired
Jacksonville
17
$151,095.87
$147,576.49
$433.03
$5.24
$3,081.11
3
Jacksonville School District 117
Jacksonville
45
$280,570.41
$110,594.69
$169,975.19
$0.53
4
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Nauvoo
12
$39,061.75
$39,061.75
5
Meredosia-Chambersburg SD 11
Meredosia
5
$37,140.17
$37,140.17
6
Beardstown Community Unified School District 15
Beardstown
13
$34,400.85
$33,552.06
$848.26
$0.53
7
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Mt Sterling
13
$40,105.85
$29,528.93
$10,576.58
$0.34
8
Carrollton Community Unit School District 1
Carrollton
6
$54,458.26
$16,385.95
$38,072.18
$0.13
9
Macomb Community Unit School District 185
Macomb
39
$155,261.88
$15,749.89
$139,498.58
$13.41
10
Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
Greenfield
7
$20,216.17
$15,474.30
$4,741.87
11
Calhoun Community Unit School District 40
Hardin
4
$14,476.61
$14,476.15
$0.46
12
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4
Griggsville
8
$11,926.22
$11,923.39
$2.83
13
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10
Pittsfield
15
$11,829.74
$11,828.90
$0.84
14
Carthage Elementary Dist 317
Carthage
2
$10,572.76
$10,572.76
15
Regional Office of Educ 26
Macomb
3
$10,163.26
$10,159.54
$3.72
16
A-C Central Community Unit School District 262
Ashland
13
$13,476.05
$9,349.02
$4,122.18
$4.85
17
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3
Pleasant Hill
11
$8,447.31
$8,447.02
$0.29
18
Bushnell-Prairie CUSD 170
Bushnell
11
$29,110.34
$6,053.78
$23,054.95
$1.61
19
Winchester Community Unit School District 1
Winchester
6
$5,077.10
$4,693.68
$382.44
$0.98
20
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Hamilton
9
$4,621.79
$4,621.23
$0.56
21
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337
Augusta
6
$4,170.67
$4,167.43
$3.24
22
Four Rivers Special Education
Jacksonville
29
$4,159.68
$3,893.25
$251.00
$15.43
23
North Greene USD 3
White Hall
18
$186,515.60
$1,839.22
$184,674.30
$2.08
24
West Central IL Spec Educ Coop
Macomb
8
$22,957.97
$1,626.11
$21,327.88
$3.98
25
Triopia Community Unit School District 27
Concord
4
$1,438.40
$1,438.40
26
Dallas Elementary SD 327
Dallas City
4
$1,010.36
$1,008.32
$2.04
27
Waverly Community Unit School District 6
Waverly
2
$778.00
$778.00
28
Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Virginia
4
$4,372.42
$237.78
$4,132.78
$1.86
29
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103
Colchester
8
$56,545.54
$147.42
$56,397.85
$0.27
30
Brussels Community Unit School District 42
Brussels
3
$8,693.37
$104.04
$8,409.92
$179.41
31
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316
Warsaw
6
$72.23
$68.12
$4.11
32
Franklin Community Unit School District 1
Franklin
1
$31.92
$31.92
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Brussels Community Unit School District 42 Board• Il School - Visually Impaired• Macomb Community Unit School District 185 Board• Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3• West Central Il Spec Educ Coop• Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 Board• Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 Board• North Greene Usd 3• IL School for the Deaf• West Prairie Community Unit School District 103• Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 Board• Franklin Community Unit School District 1• Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11• Triopia Community Unit School District 27• Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 Board• Carthage Elementary Dist 317• Virginia Community Unit School District 64 Board• Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325• Jacksonville School District 117 Board• Greenfield Community Unit School District 10• Regional Office of Educ 26• Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4 Board• A C Central Community Unit School District 262 Board of Education• Winchester Community Unit School District 1 Board• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337• Four Rivers Special Education District Board• Warsaw Community Unit School District 316• Waverly Community Unit School District 6• Brown County Community Unit School District 1• Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
!RECEIVE ALERTS
The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
DONATE
Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Alerts Sign-up