Jefferson hosts staff vs student volleyball showdown
Jefferson Middle School held a Staff vs. Students volleyball event featuring eighth-grade players on March 27, according to an April 10 announcement. The matches saw the staff narrowly win against the eighth-grade girls, while the eighth-grade boys secured a victory over the male staff in their game. The event concluded with a co-ed match where staff claimed another close win.
The volleyball showdown was organized as an opportunity for students and staff to engage outside of regular classroom activities. Organizers said it promoted laughter, teamwork, and school spirit as participants prepared for spring break.
Villa Park School District 45 includes Jefferson Middle School along with Ardmore Elementary School, Jackson Middle School, North Elementary School, Schafer Elementary School, Stevenson School, Westmore Elementary School, and York Center Elementary School according to Illinois Report Card. The district is located in Villa Park and DuPage County and serves grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade with an enrollment of 3,306 students during the 2019-2020 school year according to Illinois Report Card.
The district spent $23,216 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $76,753,683 according to Illinois Report Card. Demographically, Villa Park School District 45 is composed of approximately 43 percent White students, about eight percent Black students, around thirty-five percent Hispanic students and eight percent Asian students according to Illinois Report Card.
Teacher statistics from the same source show that there are 224 teachers employed by Villa Park District 45 who earn an average salary of $74,159 before pension contributions; most are women at just under eighty-three percent while men make up just over seventeen percent. No teacher had more than ten absences during the year according to Illinois Report Card.
Chronic truancy rates within Villa Park District 45 were reported at three point six percent—significantly lower than the statewide average—representing one hundred nineteen chronically truant students in the last recorded school year according to Illinois Report Card.