Hinsdale Central High School

Hinsdale Central High School serves students in Hinsdale, Illinois, as a large high school. The latest federal count shows 2,445 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 193% higher.

Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 counts 2 schools and 3,815 students, including Hinsdale Central High School.

Hinsdale Central High School is 60% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 21% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 173.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois.

Measured against Illinois public high schools, Hinsdale Central High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

DuPage County census figures show that the median household income is $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.

The nearest public school is Madison Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Hinsdale Central High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has fallen by 168 students since 2020-21, to 2,445.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hinsdale Central High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.