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Records show how much Metro East school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement

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Out of school districts in Metro East, Granite City Community Unit School District 9 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois.

A 2005 law put the penalties in place to discourage districts from giving costly raises - any above 6 percent - that result in costlier pensions. While salaries are paid by districts, the state foots the bill for educators' retirement benefits.

Illinois penalizes districts for "pension spiking" by passing on the extra pension costs associated with hiking salaries in the years leading up to retirement.

Since 2005, the state has assessed more than $161 million in penalties, according to TRS data.

Metro East pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present

Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Granite City
50
$469,204.17
$189,697.92
$279,492.81
$13.44
2
Cahokia Unit School District 187
Cahokia
74
$407,885.42
$130,710.57
$277,161.21
$13.64
3
Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
Bethalto
43
$310,636.08
$125,188.47
$183,214.26
$18.65
$2,214.70
4
Alton Community Unit School District No. 11
Alton
47
$271,798.20
$111,172.23
$160,620.06
$5.91
5
Mascoutah CUSD 19
Mascoutah
48
$108,231.85
$108,202.03
$29.82
6
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Collinsville
40
$147,123.45
$89,718.86
$57,404.59
7
Belleville THSD 201
Belleville
56
$249,035.24
$77,181.58
$171,829.51
$24.15
8
Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Jerseyville
26
$150,426.79
$71,404.75
$79,021.50
$0.54
9
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Edwardsville
37
$233,523.11
$65,282.64
$165,110.05
$0.26
$3,130.16
10
East Alton-Wood River CHS 14
Wood River
6
$83,555.46
$63,995.24
$19,560.22
11
OFallon CCSD 90
OFallon
27
$188,020.10
$63,383.80
$124,631.16
$5.14
12
OFallon THSD 203
OFallon
8
$69,410.15
$61,919.19
$7,490.82
$0.14
13
Belleville School District 118
Belleville
15
$63,832.32
$54,347.19
$9,485.13
14
Brooklyn USD 188
Lovejoy
8
$39,165.73
$39,165.73
15
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
10
$71,378.06
$38,814.59
$7,206.00
$25,357.47
16
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9
Lebanon
8
$38,539.35
$38,538.20
$1.15
17
East Alton School District 13
East Alton
14
$45,453.85
$32,257.15
$13,194.49
$2.21
18
Dupo Community Unit School District 196
Dupo
2
$30,529.34
$30,529.34
19
Highland Community Unit School District 5
Highland
12
$70,383.84
$22,694.22
$47,686.75
$2.87
20
Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160
Millstadt
12
$62,820.83
$19,827.65
$42,992.67
$0.51
21
Roxana Community Unit School District 1
Roxana
20
$68,729.90
$19,604.42
$49,123.73
$1.75
22
Venice Community Unit School District 3
Venice
3
$18,319.18
$18,319.18
23
New Athens Community Unit School District 60
New Athens
4
$52,800.16
$14,494.37
$38,305.79
24
Pontiac-Wm Holliday SD 105
Fairview Heights
8
$25,180.67
$10,772.91
$14,407.76
25
Triad Community Unit School District 2
Troy
32
$91,075.19
$9,074.77
$81,994.55
$5.87
26
Freeburg Community High School District 77
Freeburg
8
$16,247.73
$7,931.18
$8,316.28
$0.27
27
Signal Hill School District 181
Belleville
6
$10,057.97
$6,520.10
$3,537.87
28
Wood River Hartford School District 15
Wood River
9
$4,100.73
$4,093.05
$7.68
29
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
Freeburg
12
$4,122.88
$4,092.55
$30.33
30
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110
Fairview Heights
8
$35,738.19
$2,637.42
$33,100.77
31
Belleville Area Spec Ed
Belleville
4
$2,370.66
$2,369.92
$0.74
32
Madison Co ROE 41
Edwardsville
4
$1,955.42
$1,955.42
33
Wolf Branch School District 113
Swansea
3
$1,582.07
$1,581.91
$0.16
34
St Clair Co Reg Educ Programs
Belleville
1
$1,468.09
$1,468.09
35
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130
Smithton
1
$1,219.95
$1,219.95
36
Shiloh Village School District 85
Shiloh
2
$1,091.28
$1,082.83
$8.45
37
Whiteside School District 115
Belleville
6
$27,549.47
$1,068.96
$26,480.11
$0.40
38
Harmony Emge School District 175
Belleville
7
$31,438.17
$430.40
$31,007.36
$0.41
39
Madison Cnty Spec Educ
Troy
1
$384.31
$384.31
40
Marissa Community Unit School District 40
Marissa
7
$41,841.10
$204.95
$41,635.71
$0.44
41
Central School District 104
OFallon
5
$64,967.84
$157.39
$64,810.45

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Roxana Community Unit School District 1Brooklyn Usd 188Dupo Community Unit School District 196Cahokia Community Unit School District 187Freeburg Community High School District 77 BoardShiloh Village School District 85Madison Co Roe 41Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 BoardEast Alton School District 13St. Clair Co Reg Educ ProgramsCentral School District 104 BoardAlton Community Unit School District 11O'Fallon Township High School District 203 BoardMadison Community Unit School District 12Marissa Community Unit School District 40 BoardBelleville School District 118Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70Ofallon Ccsd 90Lebanon Community Unit School District 9Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130Jersey Community Unit School District 100 BoardSignal Hill School District 181Granite City Community Unit School District 9Highland Community Unit School District 5Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 BoardMascoutah Cusd 19Pontiac-Wm Holliday Sd 105East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 BoardBelleville Township High School District 201Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 BoardWolf Branch School District 113 BoardMadison Cnty Spec EducWhiteside School District 115 BoardBelleville Area Spec EdHarmony-Emge School District 175Venice Community Unit School District 3 BoardNew Athens Community Unit School District 60Triad Community Unit School District 2

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