Hinsdale CCSD 181

Public school district · DuPage County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1719290

Hinsdale CCSD 181 spent $23,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 9 schools enrolled 3,574 students in 2024-25; 21.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,373 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Hinsdale CCSD 181 in enrollment (3,508 to 3,711 students) and Hinsdale CCSD 181 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Hinsdale CCSD 181, FY23Evanston Township High School District 202 $29,342; Leyden High School District 212 $25,808; Hinsdale CCSD 181 $23,911; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; Sycamore Community School District 427 $17,897; Grayslake CCSD 46 $17,861; Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C $17,580; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.15k20k25k30kEvanston Township High School …$29,342Leyden High School District 212$25,808Hinsdale CCSD 181$23,911East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646Sycamore Community School Dist…$17,897Grayslake CCSD 46$17,861Homer Community Consolidated S…$17,580State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Hinsdale CCSD 181, FY23Evanston Township High School District 202 $29,342; Leyden High School District 212 $25,808; Hinsdale CCSD 181 $23,911; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; Sycamore Community School District 427 $17,897; Grayslake CCSD 46 $17,861; Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C $17,580; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.15k20k25k30kEvanston Township High School Distr…$29,342Leyden High School District 212$25,808Hinsdale CCSD 181$23,911East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646Sycamore Community School District …$17,897Grayslake CCSD 46$17,861Homer Community Consolidated School…$17,580State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Hinsdale CCSD 181, FY23Evanston Township High School District 202 $29,342; Leyden High School District 212 $25,808; Hinsdale CCSD 181 $23,911; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; Sycamore Community School District 427 $17,897; Grayslake CCSD 46 $17,861; Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C $17,580; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.15k20k25k30kEvanston Township High School District 202$29,342Leyden High School District 212$25,808Hinsdale CCSD 181$23,911East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646Sycamore Community School District 427$17,897Grayslake CCSD 46$17,861Homer Community Consolidated School Distric…$17,580State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Hinsdale CCSD 181, FY23Evanston Township High School District 202 $29,342; Leyden High School District 212 $25,808; Hinsdale CCSD 181 $23,911; East Maine SD 63 $20,003; Hawthorn District 73 $19,084; Glen Ellyn SD 41 $18,895; Kirby SD 140 $18,646; Sycamore Community School District 427 $17,897; Grayslake CCSD 46 $17,861; Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C $17,580; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.15k20k25k30kEvanston Township High School District…$29,342Leyden High School District 212$25,808Hinsdale CCSD 181$23,911East Maine SD 63$20,003Hawthorn District 73$19,084Glen Ellyn SD 41$18,895Kirby SD 140$18,646Sycamore Community School District 427$17,897Grayslake CCSD 46$17,861Homer Community Consolidated School Dis…$17,580State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$102,617,000 in revenue: 21.5% state, 76.9% local and 1.6% federal. Total spending including $6,418,000 of capital outlay was $95,934,000, or $26,582 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hinsdale CCSD 181 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,045,000; Local $78,879,000; Federal $1,693,000; total $102,617,000.
  • State$22,045,000 21%
  • Local$78,879,000 77%
  • Federal$1,693,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,609 students in 2022-23, 3,564 students in 2023-24, 3,574 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hinsdale CCSD 181 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,609, 2023-24: 3,564, 2024-25: 3,57401k2k3k4k2022-233,6092023-243,5642024-253,574
Hinsdale CCSD 181 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,609, 2023-24: 3,564, 2024-25: 3,57401k2k3k4k2022-233,6092023-243,5642024-253,574
Hinsdale CCSD 181 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,609, 2023-24: 3,564, 2024-25: 3,57401k2k3k4k2022-233,6092023-243,5642024-253,574
Hinsdale CCSD 181 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,609, 2023-24: 3,564, 2024-25: 3,57401k2k3k4k2022-233,6092023-243,5642024-253,574

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,609301.812.0
2023-243,564320.511.1
2024-253,574305.311.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Hinsdale CCSD 181 scored proficient or above: 72% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts72%29.9%2,418

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

7 elementary schools, 2,371 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oak Elementary School44613.8not reportedNot Title I
Madison Elementary School36711.8not reportedNot Title I
The Lane Elementary School34512.3not reportedEligible, no program
Monroe Elementary School32511.3not reportedNot Title I
Prospect Elementary School30211.9not reportedTargeted program
Walker School29910.5not reportedNot Title I
Elm Elementary School28710.9not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,203 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hinsdale Middle School75512.1not reportedTargeted program
Clarendon Hills Middle School44810.5not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Hinsdale CCSD 181

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Hinsdale CCSD 181

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentHinsdale CCSD 181 ranks 58 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,911).#58 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisHinsdale CCSD 181 is the number 105 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,609 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#105 of 865
  3. Leyden High School District 212The next larger Illinois district: 3,610 students in fall 2022, $25,808 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,808
  4. Sycamore Community School District 427The next smaller Illinois district: 3,598 students in fall 2022, $17,897 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,897
  5. Compare Hinsdale CCSD 181 with Leyden High School District 212Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Hinsdale CCSD 181

  1. How many schools and students are in Hinsdale CCSD 181?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 2 middle), enrolling 3,574 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hinsdale CCSD 181 spend per student?
    $23,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,373 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hinsdale CCSD 181's money come from?
    $102,617,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.5% state, 76.9% local and 1.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hinsdale CCSD 181 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 71 of the 4,174 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 1.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Hinsdale CCSD 181 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hinsdale CCSD 181 scored proficient or above: 72% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Hinsdale CCSD 181's NCES district ID?
    1719290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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