Best IL School Districts To Teach In, Average Salaries

ILLINOIS — Public school teachers in Michigan can make vastly different salaries, depending on which school district they work for.

While three Illinois district ranks as the nation’s best for teachers, with the top two paying them in excess of $100,000 each year, the top 10 school districts in Illinois pay their teachers at least $93,000 per year, making the state one of the best in the nation for teacher salaries, according to data compiler Niche.

Niche ranked Glenbrook High School District 225 as the best in the country for teachers. The district pays its teachers an average of $103,465 per year, which ranked just ahead of New Trier Township High School District 203, which came in as the nation’s second-best place to teach. Teachers there make slightly more with an average salary of $110,628.

Adlai Stevenson in Lincolnshire ranked third on the list with teachers drawing an annual salary of $93,403, according to Niche.

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Here are the best 25 school districts to teach for in Illinois and their average teacher's salaries:

1. Glenbrook High School District 225, $103,463

2. New Trier High School District 203, $110,628

3. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, $93,403

4. Niles Township Community High School District, $96,028

5. Township High School District 113, Highland Park, $113,372

6. Evanston. Township High School District 202, $99,049

7. Maine Township High School District 207, $112,299

8. Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, $94,876

9. Community High School District 128, Vernon Hills, $99,134

10. Hinsdale Township High School District 86, $93,004

11. Township High School District 211, Palatine, $77,308

12. Consolidated High School District 230, Orland Park, $83,330

13. Sunset Ridge School District 209, Northfield, $87,602

14. Naperville Community High School District 203, $80,881

15. Community High School District 155, Crystal Lake, $80,529

16. Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, $87,216

17. Glenbard Township High School District 87, Glen Ellyn, $98,665

18. Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50, $56,774

19. Indian Prairie Community Schools 204, Aurora, $70,848

20. Tri-Point Community Schools 6-J, Kempton, $46,628

21. Brimfield Community Schools 309, $53,382

22. Leyden Community School District, Franklin Park, $80,354

23. Brussels Community Schools 42, $34,275

24. Barrington Community Schools 220, $71,185

25. Grayslake Community Schools, 127, $79,405

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Glenbard Schools was ranked as the top district for teachers in the nation. Glenbrook District 225 holds that distinction. Patch regrets the error.