The District 99 Orchestra, which includes students from both North High and South High, was invited to perform at the Great Lakes Confucius Institute Music Festival on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
More than 94.9 percent of teachers stay at Comm High School Dist 99 - South High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
Community High School District 99 increased per-student spending 22.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Enrollment is now open for children ages 2-5 in the preschool programs at South High and North High in Downers Grove.
The revenue Community High School District 99 received through local taxes increased 6.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 90 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Wood Dale School District 7, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 and Woodridge School District 68 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
In a year when 90 percent of Downers Grove South High School seniors graduated on time, 34 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
The truancy rate at Downers Grove South High School fell to 12 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
Woodridge School District 68, Wood Dale School District 7 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Community High School District 99 on its financial "review" list.
District 99 will present initial master facility designs for both North High and South High schools to the community on Wednesday, October 17 at North High School, at 7 p.m.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Community High School District 99 on its financial "recognition" list.
Community High School District 99, Dupage High School District 88 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The revenue Community High School District 99 received through local taxes increased 6.3 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.