Richton Square School

Richton Square School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Richton Park, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 161 students covers pre-K. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.

Matteson ESD 162 is the district for Richton Square School. It has 7 schools and 2,405 students.

The large majority of students at Richton Square School, 92%, are Black. Next come 3% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Black. Richton Square School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at the school number 9.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.

Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.

The nearest other public school, Mohawk Primary Center, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Richton Square School.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The number of students climbed from 142 to 161 over 4 years.

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