Former state school employee Kevin Wargo, who retired in December 2018, saved $163,701 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

About 7 percent of Lincoln Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 93 percent of students failed.

The truancy rate at Seneca Grade School North Campus fell to 2 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 21 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 79 percent of students failed.

The truancy rate at Putnam County High School rose to 6 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Earlville Elementary School rose to 1 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Former state school employee Anne Hartz, who retired in December 2018, saved $118,168 toward a pension over 28 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Daniel Sharp, who retired in December 2018, saved $14,272 toward a pension over 5 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

More than 91.4 percent of teachers stay at Shepherd Middle School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 38 percent of Logan Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 62 percent of students failed.

About 17 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 83 percent of students failed.

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The truancy rate at Blackstone Elementary School rose to 5 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 2 percent of Lincoln Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly all of students failed.

The truancy rate at Putnam Co Primary School rose to 1 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 87.3 percent of teachers stay at Bureau Valley North year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

In a year when 90 percent of Princeton High School seniors graduated on time, 38 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

About 50 percent of Lostant Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and half of students failed.

About 21 percent of Logan Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 79 percent of students failed.