Prospect students thank safety officers with cards and treats
Students at Prospect School have recently shown appreciation for the District 181 Safety Officer team. The students created personalized cards with drawings of police cars and messages thanking the officers for their work in keeping the school community safe.
Along with the cards, students provided treats to the safety officers. This gesture highlights a positive relationship between the students and the safety team in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 serves several schools across DuPage and Cook counties, including Prospect Elementary School, Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School, Madison Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, and Walker School. More details about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 282 teachers in the district with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; 90 percent are women and 10 percent are men. No teachers had more than ten absences in a school year. Additional information is available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
The student population 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, the district spent $31,308 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $117 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
In the 2019-2020 school year, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 enrolled 3,743 students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The chronic truancy rate in this district was just 0.1 percent during that period—much lower than the statewide average—according to state education officials (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The recent show of appreciation by Prospect School students demonstrates ongoing efforts to foster a secure environment throughout District 181.