Barack Obama Sch of Ldership

Barack Obama Sch of Ldership is one of the low-enrollment junior highs in Chicago Heights, Illinois, one of the schools within Park Forest SD 163, with 367 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Barack Obama Sch of Ldership sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Park Forest SD 163 (1,524 students total), Barack Obama Sch of Ldership accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Barack Obama Sch of Ldership reports that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Barack Obama Sch of Ldership sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.9%; this one delivers 29.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Barack Obama Sch of Ldership is one.

The closest other public school is Wilson Elem School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barack Obama Sch of Ldership comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

Barack Obama Sch of Ldership operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 15% across the same window.

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