Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 recognized its transportation and food service teams on May 5 as part of Staff Appreciation Week. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Mindy Bradford, along with Business and Operations Coordinator Brian Bresnahan, delivered breakfast treats to both Transportation Depots to thank First Student staff for their daily support of students’ commutes.
The district said it values the partnership between its administration and the bus drivers who transport students each day. Bradford and Bresnahan also visited food service partners at Quest, distributing treats in gift bags designed by Director of Finance Catie Oriheula to show appreciation for their work serving students.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 serves DuPage and Cook counties, representing several schools including 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,according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The district had an enrollment of 3,743 students in the 2019-2020 school year. It is an elementary school district serving grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County,according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The teaching staff consists of 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227; ninety percent are women while ten percent are men. No teachers reported more than ten absences in a school year.according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In terms of demographics for Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181: it is comprised of approximately seventy percent White students; fifteen percent Asian; seven percent Hispanic; one percent Black.according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The district spent $31,308 per student in fiscal year 2020 with total expenditures reaching over $117 million.according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
During the same period there were four chronically truant students enrolled—a rate significantly lower than statewide averages—with chronic truancy defined as missing five percent or more days without valid excuse.according to the Illinois State Board of Education
