Teaching Schools
In Palos Heights, Illinois
The city of Palos Heights has only one school where teaching faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the teaching academic community in Palos Heights, and the future trends. Academia in teaching includes teaching training at the teaching bachelors degree level.
Statistics
Professional Trends
Palos Heights Vs. Illinois Teaching Employment
| Palos Heights | 107,740 |
| Illinois | 187,980 |
Exactly 107,740 of the 174,540 teaching professionals employed in Illinois, work in Palos Heights. There has been a 5% decline in the number of teaching professionals in Palos Heights between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of teaching professionals in Palos Heights has decreased, overall employment in Palos Heights has increased.
Palos Heights Vs. Illinois Teaching employment growth
| 197,900 | 177,030 | 168,760 | 188,170 | 174,540 |
| 113,910 | 117,920 | 115,270 | 114,620 | 107,740 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Grey: Illinois
- Dark Yellow: Palos Heights
Teaching VS. All professions salaries in Palos Heights
| $62,693 | $63,746 | $67,098 | $66,387 | $63,319 |
| $43,430 | $45,710 | $47,740 | $48,910 | $49,140 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Teaching in Palos Heights
- Dark Yellow: All Professions in Palos Heights
As the number of teaching professionals in Palos Heights has shrunk, salaries for teaching professionals have increased. Palos Heights teaching professionals made $63,319 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for teaching professionals in Palos Heights was $62,693 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of teaching professionals in Palos Heights is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Palos Heights
10th percentile |
$30,621 |
25th percentile |
$42,629 |
50th percentile |
$57,049 |
75th percentile |
$76,672 |
90th percentile |
$96,252 |
Palos Heights teaching professionals earn a median yearly salary of $57,049. The 10% of teaching professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,621 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $96,252 per year.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Palos Heights
Early Childhood Education |
$51,440 |
Special Education |
$59,340 |
Teaching |
$63,319 |
Elementary Education |
$72,043 |
Educational Leadership |
$91,378 |
Teaching professional salaries in Palos Heights are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching schools in Palos Heights
Many of Palos Heights' teaching professionals are graduates of the only accredited teaching school in the city.
Teaching Programs Offered In Palos Heights
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 8 |
There are a total of 8 degree and certificate programs in teaching offered by Palos Heights' teaching schools.
Student Completed Teaching Degrees In Palos Heights
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
103 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 103 |
Approximately 103 students graduated from teaching courses in 2010.