Hillcrest High School

Hillcrest High School is a reasonably sized secondary school in Country Club Hills, Illinois, operated by Bremen CHSD 228. The school works with 1,100 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Across the 4 schools in Bremen CHSD 228 (4,885 students total), Hillcrest High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillcrest High School records that nearly all students (88%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hillcrest High School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Hillcrest High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mae Jemison School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillcrest High School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillcrest High School has contracted 7%, going from 1,183 students in 2018 to 1,100 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 4% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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