The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Tonica CCSD 79 each earned more than $49,000 in total compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
The amount reflects teachers' full adjusted pay - a calculation which includes benefits and all pension contributions by taxpayers for each teacher, and reflects a full year of work instead of the nine months teachers actually worked.
Records show that in 2014, Cindy J. Weiland, a reading teacher at Tonica Grade School at 535 N. 1981st Road, received $69,571.31, the highest full adjusted pay among all teachers in the district.
Included in that amount was $10,993.76 in taxpayer-funded benefits, $6,077.60 in retirement benefits, and $4,916.16 in other benefits.
Overall, the total amount Tonica CCSD 79 spent on its 10 highest-paid teachers in 2014 was $577,459.06.
Tonica CCSD 79 had 20 teachers in 2014.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 Census American Community Survey, the median household income for Illinois was $57,444 in 2014.
ISBE is responsible for administering public education in Illinois and consists of nine board members appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate.
*Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly noted the teacher benefits data was from fiscal year 2015 when it was actually from fiscal year 2014. We have updated the story accordingly.