District 181 business department recognizes transportation and food service teams during appreciation week
The Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 business department recognized its transportation and food service teams with breakfast treats on May 5, as part of Staff Appreciation Week. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Mindy Bradford and Business and Operations Coordinator Brian Bresnahan visited both Transportation Depots to thank First Student staff for their daily support in transporting students to and from school.
The district said it values the partnership between its administration, First Student, and the bus drivers who serve local students. "D181 is grateful for the true partnership and respect between the two organizations and our incredible bus drivers," according to a statement from the district.
Bradford and Bresnahan also delivered treats to food service partners at Quest. The district thanked Director of Finance Catie Oriheula for designing gift bags given to food service staff in recognition of their work supporting students' nutrition needs.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 serves 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, Walker School, as well as areas in DuPage and Cook counties according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The district enrolled 3,743 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade during the 2019-2020 school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Demographically, District 181 is comprised of approximately 69.8 percent White students, with smaller percentages identifying as Asian (15.4 percent), Hispanic (6.8 percent), or Black (1.1 percent) according to the Illinois State Board of Education. In terms of staffing, there are a total of 282 teachers earning an average salary of $94,227; ninety percent are women while ten percent are men according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
For fiscal context, District 181 spent $31,308 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure exceeding $117 million according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Chronic truancy rates remain low compared with state averages: only four chronically truant students were reported out of more than three thousand enrolled that year—a rate far below statewide figures according to the Illinois State Board of Education.