Consolidated High School District 230, which includes Andrew in Tinley Park, Sandburg in Orland Park, and Stagg in Palos Hills, ranks among the top 10 largest based on the number of students and spending.
With 7,700 students and a $180 million budget, District 230 trails Rockford’s 28,000 students ($350 million), and Naperville’s 16,000 students ($250 million).
Schools are important. But school administrators don’t have the same sense of accountability to taxpayers that other governments like villages have. They don’t see themselves as being “political governments,” but they are being elected by the voters…