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Oak Park–River Forest committee settles on eight peer districts, plans public financial dashboard
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the district committee reviewed criteria for financial peer selection and agreed on eight peer districts to use for a public-facing financial dashboard; members recommended annual review and a 3‑year smoothing rule for inclusion/exclusion.
On March 11 the Oak Park–River Forest SD 200 committee reviewing the district’s planned financial dashboard presented a refreshed list of eight peer districts and recommended procedures for maintaining that list.
Committee members and staff said the dashboard will publish benchmark metrics — starting with per‑pupil operating expenditures, per‑pupil salary and benefit expenses, and per‑pupil expense growth (five‑year average) — and will link to source data so the public can see the values behind comparisons.
The committee’s decision matters because the district plans to use the peer group for ongoing financial benchmarking and to present those benchmarks publicly on the district website.
Graham, who led the presentation, said the peer list and metrics…
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