Rockford Sun

Administrators in Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 earn an average of $108,313 per year, ranking 391st in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 8% lower than in 2021 and 1.9% more than in 2020. District administrators make 6.8% 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.

Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 enrolled 866 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 217 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 roughly covers schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Pecatonica.

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
391	2022	$108,313	217-to-1
212	2021	$117,739	218-to-1
348	2020	$106,301	183-to-1
245	2019	$112,346	225-to-1
288	2018	$106,598	218-to-1
332	2017	$102,820	223-to-1
331	2016	$101,149	218-to-1
570	2015	$88,376	176-to-1
521	2014	$89,136	181-to-1
464	2013	$90,334	236-to-1