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Administrators in Lincoln Community High School District 404 earn an average of $125,632 per year, ranking 169th in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

The average salary in the district in 2022 is 6.3% higher than in 2021 and 15.1% more than in 2020. District administrators make 8.1% more 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.

Lincoln Community High School District 404 enrolled 828 students in 2021-22. There is an average of 169 students for every administrator, compared to a statewide ratio of 147 to 1.

Lincoln Community High School District 404 roughly covers schools within Logan County and has a main office in Lincoln.

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
169	2022	$125,632	169-to-1
203	2021	$118,233	160-to-1
303	2020	$109,121	162-to-1
252	2019	$112,124	163-to-1
212	2018	$111,449	165-to-1
240	2017	$108,531	169-to-1
253	2016	$105,460	143-to-1
127	2015	$116,260	172-to-1
313	2014	$98,465	166-to-1
313	2013	$97,732	211-to-1