Hampshire, Illinois · Civic reference
Hampshire and Jacobs school boundaries: the 2026–27 decision
District 300 approved a Hampshire–Jacobs boundary change on November 18, 2025, with implementation planned for 2026–27. Check the district’s current locator and confirm the address, grade and school year before relying on an assignment.
Verified through October 4, 2026. This record guide covers District 300’s Hampshire High School (HHS) and Jacobs High School (JHS) boundary decision. It does not assign individual students.
Was the Hampshire–Jacobs boundary change approved?
Yes. The November 18, 2025 board minutes, item 11.10, record approval of the boundary change with six affirmative votes. The recommendation presented for that vote specifies implementation in the 2026–2027 school year. The distinction matters: an archived presentation called “proposed” is a planning record; the minutes document the subsequent decision.
How do I check whether my address goes to Hampshire or Jacobs?
Start at District 300’s attendance-boundaries page and follow its MySchool Locator link. Confirm the result with the district for the relevant grade and school year. Do not use a Hampshire mailing address, real-estate listing or an old screenshot as a substitute.
Before contacting the district, have this checklist ready:
| Information | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Complete street address and unit, if applicable | Nearby properties can fall on different sides of a boundary |
| Grade and intended school year | A transition rule may apply to a particular cohort |
| New enrollment, continuing enrollment or requested transfer | These are different questions |
| Locator result and any conflicting district notice | The district can resolve the specific discrepancy |
No student names or home addresses are collected by this guide. For a property decision, obtain district confirmation before treating a school assignment as settled.
What is the decision timeline?
| Date or period | Record | What it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2025 | Boundary presentation referenced in the November recommendation and district archive | Proposal stage |
| November 18, 2025 | Board recommendation and final meeting minutes, item 11.10 | Approval; six recorded yes votes |
| 2026–27 school year | Implementation period in the recommendation | The intended first school year for the change |
| October 4, 2026 | WorthFighting source review | Primary approval record recovered; address-level confirmation remains with District 300 |
Use the agenda and attachments to keep the recommendation, map and final minutes together. The attached map is a historical proposal exhibit labeled “HHS to JHS Option 2”; this guide does not redraw its lines or turn them into parcel assignments.
Why did the district consider a change?
The November recommendation describes projected pressure on HHS capacity alongside available space at JHS. Those were planning projections supporting the decision, not a verified count of today’s enrollment. Growth assumptions should be revisited against later enrollment and facilities reports.
Our Hampshire development tracker follows village land-use records. It does not assume that every planned dwelling becomes a student, or that all village developments feed the same school.
What we know and what is still unknown
| Question | Evidence status |
|---|---|
| Did the board act? | Yes: final minutes located |
| Which implementation year was specified? | 2026–27 in the recommendation |
| What school serves a particular home today? | Confirm with District 300 using the current locator |
| What are the final written grandfathering, sibling, transfer and transportation conditions? | Not located in the primary decision documents reviewed here; district confirmation needed |
| Was every implementation step completed exactly as planned? | Not independently verified |
| What is current enrollment after the change? | A comparable post-change enrollment report was not located for this guide |
Missing information is not evidence that a policy does not exist. We have deliberately withheld neighborhood-by-neighborhood assignments and individual eligibility conclusions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Hampshire and Jacobs boundary changes still just a proposal?
The November 18, 2025 minutes record approval. The earlier presentation remains labeled as a proposal in the archive, so read it with the final minutes.
When was the change intended to take effect?
The recommendation specifies the 2026–2027 school year. Confirm current implementation and individual assignments with District 300.
Does every Hampshire address attend Hampshire High School?
Do not infer a school assignment from a mailing city. Check the applicable district, address, grade and school year.
Can a student stay at Hampshire High School after a boundary change?
This guide has not verified the final written transition conditions. Ask District 300 about the particular student’s grade, school year and circumstances.
Update log and related coverage
October 4, 2026: Added the final approval minutes, recommendation, historical map index and address-check workflow. Next evidence sought: official transition guidance and a comparable post-change enrollment report. Updates require a new source review; no automatic monitoring is promised.
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