Hinsdale South High School

Hinsdale South High School operates as a large secondary school in Darien, Illinois, operated by Hinsdale Twp HSD 86. Current enrollment sits at 1,370 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 64% bigger than typical.

Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 3,815 students; Hinsdale South High School is among them.

On demographics, Hinsdale South High School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for DuPage County shows the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Hinsdale South High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gower West Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hinsdale South High School has declined 8%, going from 1,483 students in 2018 to 1,370 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 49% across the same window.

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