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Administrators in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 earn an average of $103,466 per year, ranking 468th in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 0.5% lower than in 2021 and 1.6% less than in 2020. District administrators make 10.9% 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.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 enrolled 7,457 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 184 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 roughly covers schools within Boone County and has a main office in Belvidere.

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
468	2022	$103,466	184-to-1
425	2021	$103,942	190-to-1
363	2020	$105,170	208-to-1
414	2019	$101,936	221-to-1
540	2018	$93,922	221-to-1
554	2017	$92,269	230-to-1
445	2016	$95,841	261-to-1
387	2015	$96,700	288-to-1
440	2014	$92,430	273-to-1
510	2013	$88,332	264-to-1