Villa Park School District 45's outstanding school debt reached $50.8 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $1,619,620 per student.
There were 261 incidents of students being suspended just in Villa Park School District 45 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
School districts in DuPage County carried over $1.3 billion in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 20.2% of their legal borrowing capacity.
In the fall of 2025, the District 45 Board of Education began looking for ways to address a budget deficit and a decreasing financial reserve.
On November 10, kindergarten students in Melissa Loconte’s class at Stevenson School participated in a hands-on “Create a Creature” lab led by the DuPage Children’s Museum.
On December 10, Jefferson Middle School held its Winter Concert.
On December 10, music students from Jackson Middle School performed their Winter Concert at Willowbrook High School.
On December 11, the Jefferson Area Intermediate Orchestra and Intermediate Band held their Winter Concert at Jefferson Middle School.
On December 4, families from District 45 participated in the Gingerbread House Spectacular at Jefferson Middle School, an event organized by the Frida Community Organization.
On December 11, music programs from the Jackson Area held winter concerts at Jackson Middle School.
On December 15, 2025, the District 45 Foundation for Excellence in Education awarded three mini-grants to staff members at Villa Park School District 45 schools.
On December 19, Jackson Middle School hosted an assembly where eighth-grade girls and boys basketball teams played against staff members.
Jackson Middle School students Emily Luther and Caroline Kaminski have been selected to participate in the All-Illinois Junior Band (AIJB).
On January 22, Jefferson and Jackson middle schools’ seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams played against each other in a Crosstown Classic held at Willowbrook High School.
District 45 has started a series of four Referendum Town Halls, with the first event held on February 10 at Jackson Middle School.