The D181 Foundation hosted its annual Student Art Show at the Community House in Hinsdale on May 13, bringing together students, families, and educators to celebrate student achievements in the arts. Fifteen pieces of artwork from each D181 school were selected for display during the week-long event, featuring a variety of painting, drawing, sculpture, and digital art.
The event provided an opportunity for students and their families to attend a special reception where each honoree received a certificate recognizing their accomplishment. Every art teacher from the district attended alongside families. Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia gave the welcome message for the evening. The event was hosted by D181 Foundation President and Board member Meg Cooper with foundation member Annie Flynn.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 includes schools such as Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School, Madison Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Prospect Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, and Walker School; it serves DuPage and Cook counties according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The district enrolled 3,743 students in the 2019-2020 school year and serves grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; it is located in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Demographically, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 is comprised of approximately 69.8 percent White students, 1.1 percent Black students, 6.8 percent Hispanic students and 15.4 percent Asian students according to the Illinois State Board of Education. In terms of staffing data provided by the Illinois State Board of Education, there are a total of 282 teachers earning an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; ninety percent are women while ten percent are men.
District spending per student was $31,308 in 2020 with total expenditures reaching $117 million according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Chronic truancy remains low in District 181: only four chronically truant students were reported during the same period—a rate well below statewide averages as noted by the Illinois State Board of Education.
