Clarendon Hills Middle School PTO holds college readiness event with consulting experts
The Clarendon Hills Middle School Parent Teacher Organization hosted an informational session on April 9 to help families better understand the college application process. The event was organized by PTO co-presidents Megan Brotschul and Gabriela Garcia and featured presentations from Loretta Summers and Johanna Delaney of College Bound Consulting.
Summers and Delaney said that students in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 are well prepared for high school and future college admissions. They discussed current trends in college acceptance, the significance of maintaining a challenging course schedule, and which colleges consider "demonstrated interest" during their review processes. Attendees received updated advice reflecting changes in the college admissions landscape.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 serves DuPage and Cook counties, including 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 according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The district enrolled 3,743 students during the 2019-2020 school year as an elementary school district serving grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; it is located in Clarendon Hills within DuPage County according to ISBE data. Teachers in District 181 number 282 with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; ninety percent are women while ten percent are men. No teachers had more than ten absences during a school year as reported by ISBE.
The district’s student body is composed of approximately seventy percent White students, one percent Black students, nearly seven percent Hispanic students, and fifteen percent Asian students according to ISBE. In terms of spending per student for the year 2020, District 181 allocated $31,308 per pupil for a total expenditure of $117 million based on state records.
Chronic truancy rates remain low within District 181; only four chronically truant students were recorded out of thousands enrolled during the most recent reporting period—a rate far below statewide averages as documented by ISBE.