The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 82.6 percent of teachers stay at Black Hawk Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The Illinois State Board of Education records data concerning faculty salary, retention and attendance because maintaining a stable faculty makes for a better environment for teachers and students, furthering student success, according to the report.
Marquardt SD 15 full-time faculty members number 181, with a student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1. There are 471 students enrolled at the elementary school.
The average salary for teachers within the district is $79,523, ranking it 83rd out of 1096 districts in the state for pay. About 81.8 percent of teachers at the elementary school and 81.8 percent of those in the district were absent 10 days or fewer in 2020, compared to 86.6 percent of teachers in the state.