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Administrators in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 earn an average of $109,854 per year, ranking 361st in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 6.7% higher than in 2021 and 9% more than in 2020. District administrators make 5.4% 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.

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 enrolled 4,258 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 117 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Melrose Park.

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
361	2022	$109,854	117-to-1
448	2021	$102,953	122-to-1
448	2020	$100,781	134-to-1
392	2019	$103,300	150-to-1
463	2018	$98,084	152-to-1
435	2017	$97,633	168-to-1
361	2016	$99,527	196-to-1
316	2015	$99,932	220-to-1
269	2014	$101,679	222-to-1
508	2013	$88,416	240-to-1