Oak Lawn Comm High School

As a large four-year high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Oak Lawn Comm High School hosts 1,867 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Oak Lawn CHSD 229. Enrollment runs roughly 124% bigger than the state mean of about 834.

Oak Lawn Comm High School sits inside Oak Lawn CHSD 229, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Oak Lawn Comm High School shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 43% Hispanic, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Cook County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Oak Lawn Comm High School shows 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Oak Lawn Comm High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oak Lawn Comm High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Oak Lawn Comm High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harnew Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Lawn Comm High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.6%.

Oak Lawn Comm High School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,823 students in 2018 compared to 1,867 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 46%.

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