So far, we’ve been looking at where money spent on schools has gone.
Today, we look at what taxpayers got for the property taxes in 2016.
it is interesting that Crystal Lake High School District 155–the school district with the highest average salary–has 31% of its graduates taking remedial community college classes.
Johnsburg is highest at 45%, yet is also is highest in 8th graders passing algebra–95.4%.
Lowest is Algonquin’s District 300, which has the lowest percentage of its budget going toward teacher salaries.
| McHenry County School Districts 2016 | |||
| Academic Performance | |||
| DISTRICT | 8th Graders Passing Algebra | HS Graduates Enrolled in College | HS Graduates in Remedial Comm College Classes |
| Nippersink Grade Sch 2 | 34.9% | ||
| Fox River Grove Grade Sch 3 | 60.4% | ||
| McHenry Grade Sch 15 | 41.4% | ||
| Riley Grade Sch 18 | 35.1% | ||
| Cary Grade Sch 26 | 51.9% | ||
| Harrison Grade Sch 36 | 0.0% | ||
| Prairie Grove Grade Sch 46 | 48.9% | ||
| Crystal Lake Grade Sch 47 | 65.6% | ||
| Marengo-Union Grade Sch 165 | 35.4% | ||
| Marengo High Sch 154 | 62.3% | 35.1% | |
| Crystal Lake High Sch 155 | 73.0% | 31.0% | |
| McHenry High Sch 156 | 64.1% | 38.8% | |
| Richmond-Burton High Sch 157 | 77.5% | 32.8% | |
| Johnsburg Unit Dist 12 | 95.4% | 65.7% | 45.3% |
| Alden Hebron Unit Dist 19 | 11.8% | 77.8% | Not Reported |
| Harvard Unit Dist 50 | 11.7% | 51.4% | 35.4% |
| Huntley Unit Dist 158 | 39.6% | 77.0% | 34.0% |
| Woodstock Unit Dist 200 | 72.1% | 60.7% | 33.6% |
| Algonquin Unit Dist 300 | 32.5% | 82.2% | 29.0% |
| State Average | 26.8% | 65.7% | 41.8% |
| Chicago | 18.8% | 64.1% | 63.8% |
They got even hire taxation in 2017.
D155 is proof that teacher salary does not equal results. If anything, it drives the wrong types of individuals to these positions.
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