Some Illinois public school teachers earning six-figure salaries

Rosalind Rossi & Art Golab:

Want to wind up making at least six figures as a public school teacher?

Send your resume to Highland Park or Deerfield High School, both in Township High School District 113.

The district -- which has no teachers union -- boasted the highest average teacher pay in the state last school year, at $104,737.

More than half of all District 113 full-time teachers -- 55 percent to be exact -- pulled down at least $100,000 in total compensation, including benefits and extra pay for extracurricular activities.

"I would love it if we weren't number one," said District 113 School Board President Harvey Cohen. "Our goal isn't to say, 'Lake Forest pays $50,000 so we'll go $60,000.'

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 4, 2011 3:05 AM
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