Hinsdale D181 moves classes online January 23 due to extreme cold

All schools in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 will switch to remote learning on Friday, January 23, 2026. The decision comes after an extreme cold warning was issued for the area.

In a statement, district officials said: "All Classes are Remote on Friday, January 23, 2026, due to the extreme cold warning that was issued for our area. Stay Safe! Please check your email for additional information concerning remote learning."

District 181 includes several schools across DuPage and Cook counties, 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. More information about these schools is available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the district employs 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions. Ninety percent of these teachers are women and ten percent are men. No teacher in the district has recorded more than ten absences in a school year. These statistics can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographic figures from ISBE show that District 181's student body is made up of approximately 69.8 percent White students, 1.1 percent Black students, 6.8 percent Hispanic students and 15.4 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of spending per student in 2020, District 181 reported expenditures totaling $31,308 per student and an overall budget of $117 million for that year according to https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

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