District 181 Board seeks applicant for Finance Committee membership
The District 181 Board of Education announced on Apr. 22 that it is seeking one parent or community representative to serve a one-year term on its Finance Committee. Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, April 29, and late applications will not be accepted.
This opportunity allows community members to have direct input in the financial decisions of the school district. All applicants will be contacted regarding their status no later than May 8, with the next committee meeting scheduled for June.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 represents DuPage and Cook counties and includes several 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 Report Card. The district enrolled 3,743 students during 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 Report Card.
Financially, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 spent $31,308 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $117,185,545 according to the Illinois Report Card. The district employs a total of 282 teachers who earn an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; ninety percent are women and ten percent are men. There were no teachers with more than ten absences during a school year as reported by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Demographically, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 is composed of approximately sixty-nine point eight percent White students; one point one percent Black; six point eight percent Hispanic; and fifteen point four percent Asian students according to ISBE data. In terms of attendance issues during the same period there were four chronically truant students enrolled—a rate of zero point one percent—significantly lower than the statewide average chronic truancy rate of nine point six percent as reported by ISBE.
Questions about committee membership can be directed to Jean Duggan at (630)861-4922 or [email protected].