Will County Gazette

Administrators in Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C earn an average of $93,129 per year, ranking 662nd in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 0.9% lower than in 2021 and 1.3% less than in 2020. District administrators make 19.8% 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.

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C enrolled 3,994 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 148 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Plainfield.

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
662	2022	$93,129	148-to-1
602	2021	$94,017	163-to-1
570	2020	$94,342	168-to-1
637	2019	$90,592	180-to-1
621	2018	$89,931	173-to-1
652	2017	$87,452	171-to-1
673	2016	$83,910	176-to-1
660	2015	$83,908	185-to-1
606	2014	$84,759	167-to-1
556	2013	$86,051	252-to-1