Peoria Standard

Administrators in Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 earn an average of $98,417 per year, ranking 553rd in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 6% higher than in 2021 and 6.1% more than in 2020. District administrators make 15.3% less than the state average of $116,166.

Administrator salaries depend on the district’s size, location, and resources, as well as the individual’s level of experience and education, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 enrolled 2,035 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 140 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 roughly covers schools within Peoria County and has a main office in Chillicothe.

District information was gathered from the Illinois Report Card.

As of 2020, 85 percent of school districts documented that the teacher shortage was a “major” or “minor” problem.

According to the 2021 Illinois Educator Shortage Survey, 88% of the 663 school districts that participated reported having trouble locating instructors and substitute teachers.

The Illinois State Board of Education reports that in 2022, there were more than 5,300 unfilled positions. According to school districts that responded to a 2022 IARSS survey, 68% reported fewer teacher applications than in 2021, and 45% of districts said the shortage was worse than last year.

State Rank	Year	Average salary	Student-to-administrator ratio
553	2022	$98,417	140-to-1
629	2021	$92,860	145-to-1
593	2020	$92,777	160-to-1
675	2019	$87,899	160-to-1
668	2018	$87,714	152-to-1
622	2017	$88,863	178-to-1
638	2016	$85,715	179-to-1
604	2015	$86,546	179-to-1
503	2014	$89,971	199-to-1
459	2013	$90,601	210-to-1