Board of Education v. Community High School District Number 211

The plaintiff is a special charter school district operating public schools in the City of Rockford offering education in grades 1 through 12. Defendant is a protectorate high school district which does not own or operate any school buildings but uses its funds to pay for the tuition and transportation of its pupils to other school districts. Defendant is apparently the only protectorate district in the State of Illinois.

At the end of each school year, plaintiff submits a claim for tuition to defendant, covering plaintiff’s costs of operating and maintaining its schools in an amount…