Southland College Prep Chtr HS

Set in Richton Park, Illinois, Southland College Prep Chtr HS is a compact 9-12 campus, overseen by Southland College Prep Chtr HS. It works with 584 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Southland College Prep Chtr HS sits inside Southland College Prep Chtr HS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Southland College Prep Chtr HS logs that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southland College Prep Chtr HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 43.1%, a residual of -2.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Southland College Prep Chtr HS is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Sauk Elem School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southland College Prep Chtr HS at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

Southland College Prep Chtr HS operates from a residential location. As a public charter, Southland College Prep Chtr HS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southland College Prep Chtr HS has grew 10%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 584 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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