Evaluation of Illinois school district websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Illinois school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Illinois' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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Conclusions chart

2012

The chart below currently only includes the 10 largest school districts in Illinois, which average a "B+" website transparency grade.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	9	9	8	7	9	6	10	9	10	4
P	1	1	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	2
N	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Carpentersville Community Unit School District 300, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P
Chicago Public Schools, Illinois	C	Y	Y	P	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Elgin Area School District U46, Illinois	B	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Indian Prairie School District 204, Illinois	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N
Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P
Peoria School District 150, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N
Rockford School District 205, Illinois	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Springfield School District 186, Illinois	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, Illinois	B-	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N
Wheaton Warrenville Community School District 200, Illinois	B	Y	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Comparison chart of all Illinois school district websites

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Carpentersville Community Unit School District 300, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P
Chicago Public Schools, Illinois	C	Y	Y	P	P	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Community Consolidated School District 54, Illinois	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
East Peoria Community High School District 309, Illinois	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
East Peoria School District 86, Illinois	C	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Elgin Area School District U46, Illinois	B	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Indian Prairie School District 204, Illinois	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N
Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P
New Trier High School, Illinois	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325, Illinois	F	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N
Peoria School District 150, Illinois	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N
Rockford School District 205, Illinois	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Springfield School District 186, Illinois	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Township High School District 211, Illinois	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Township High School District 214, Illinois	A-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, Illinois	B-	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N
Wheaton Warrenville Community School District 200, Illinois	B	Y	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Illinois school district, you can correct it immediately or report the error.