Sangamon Sun

Administrators in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 earn an average of $106,229 per year, ranking 422nd in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 2.7% lower than in 2021 and 1.5% less than in 2020. District administrators make 8.6% 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.

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 enrolled 1,245 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 180 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Pleasant Plains.

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
422	2022	$106,229	180-to-1
336	2021	$109,160	167-to-1
324	2020	$107,899	180-to-1
268	2019	$111,233	216-to-1
281	2018	$106,814	151-to-1
402	2017	$99,051	153-to-1
575	2016	$88,746	153-to-1
675	2015	$83,377	139-to-1
519	2014	$89,210	156-to-1
647	2013	$81,571	164-to-1