Kane County Reporter

Central Community Unit School District 301, which represents Kane and DeKalb counties, recently highlighted notable activities within its schools through a series of tweets. The district provides educational services through Central High School, Central Middle School, and other associated elementary and middle schools. Central Community Unit School District 301 employs 280 teachers with an average salary of $58,199, and highlights its diverse student demographic and comparatively low truancy rates.

On April 22, 2025, the District shared a post regarding an educational activity conducted by Mrs. Weibler’s 1st graders at Lily Lake Grade School. In the October prior, students had buried pumpkins filled with various items to observe decomposition by Earth Day. Reporting on the findings, the district noted, "the pumpkins are gone—only a can, wrapper, & a few scraps remain. A real-world lesson on waste, composting & the power of nature!”

On April 23, 2025, the district posted about an event involving the girls lacrosse team. The team prepared to host a match against student-athletes from the District 155 (Crystal Lake) Co-Op Team at Rocket Hill that evening, as stated in their tweet, "LUNCHTIME LINEUP: The girls lacrosse team welcomes student-athletes from the District 155 (Crystal Lake) Co-Op Team to Rocket Hill tonight."

Later that day, the district engaged its community with a nostalgic post featuring prom throwback photos of its staff. The tweet encouraged community interaction with the prompt, "We asked our Central 301 staff for prom throwbacks — and wow, did they deliver." It teased a larger reveal, indicating, "#TBT: Prom Edition drops tomorrow!"

For further context, this school district is notably diverse, with a racial composition of 65.3 percent White, 2.1 percent Black, 16.5 percent Hispanic, and 12.2 percent Asian. In terms of expenditure, the district has spent $19,244 per student as of 2020, totaling $84,903,337. Significantly, the district reported a chronic truancy rate of just 1.9 percent, markedly lower than the statewide average.