A friend worked for this district.
IIRC his total package was well over 200K
The demographics are not the same.
From 1994:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100167-story.html
$188,298 IS TOPS IN SCHOOLS
He only spoke when challenged by Patricia Wirth, a Carol Stream parent.
“Do you honestly feel you do a job worthy of making that kind of money?” she asked.
“I am in a contractual situation with the board, and I need to discuss that with the board,” DiBuono replied.
Obviously, this sleaze bag “educator” was doing whatever “for the children”. Also, he is in the situation of being an “educator” which we are always told makes them underpaid and overworked. I call BS.