Top-paid 2024 Illinois HS football coaches in Chicago suburbs

2. Chuck Spagnoli, Lake Forest Scouts

Spagnoli’s 2024 salary was $196,972 – 124% higher than the median annual wage within the Lake Forest Community High School District 115.

Spagnoli was hired to coach at Lake Forest in 2003 and has since won 135 games in his 22 seasons. In 2024, the team went 9-3 overall and made the quarterfinal round of the Class 6A playoffs. Now, Spagnoli is waiting to hear back from district officials on whether he can return to coaching for the Fall 2025 season.