Oak Park & River Forest High Sch

Oak Park & River Forest High Sch is one of the large high schools in Oak Park, Illinois, part of Oak Park - River Forest SD 200, with 3,307 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 297% bigger than the state mean of about 834.

Oak Park & River Forest High Sch is a school of Oak Park - River Forest SD 200, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Oak Park & River Forest High Sch lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oak Park & River Forest High Sch has 242 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 18% of students at Oak Park & River Forest High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Park & River Forest High Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 68.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Oak Park & River Forest High Sch is one.

The closest other public school is William Beye Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Oak Park & River Forest High Sch comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oak Park & River Forest High Sch's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 3,370 (now 3,307). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 21% to 17%.

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