Hinsdale South High School
Darien · IL · Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 · Public
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HSD 86 Adult Opportunties Pgm → Marquette Manor Baptist Academy → Vine Academy → Hinsdale Central High School → Acacia Academy → Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch → Hinsdale Adventist Academy → Westmont High School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 24 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🔢 4 calculus classes · 11 physics · 17 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Top 4.4% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Hinsdale South High School compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 24 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: HSD 86 Adult Opportunties Pgm, Marquette Manor Baptist Academy, Vine Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Top 4.4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,370 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $33,952 per student in district revenue, the 34 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,154,368/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSD 86 Adult Opportunties Pgm Darien |
Public | 0.2 | — | — |
| Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Downers Grove |
Private | 2.1 | 138 | +34.0% |
| Vine Academy Burr Ridge |
Private | 2.1 | 121 | — |
| Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale |
Public | 2.5 | 2,445 | -3.9% |
| Acacia Academy Burr Ridge |
Private | 3.7 | 92 | -8.0% |
| Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch Downers Grove |
Public | 3.7 | 2,591 | -5.1% |
| Hinsdale Adventist Academy Hinsdale |
Private | 4.3 | 137 | -15.4% |
| Westmont High School Westmont |
Public | 4.5 | 395 | -1.2% |