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H L Richards High Sch(campus) School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
10601 Central Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone
(708) 499-2550
District
CHSD 218
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1695
Classroom Teachers
108

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.9% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

H L Richards High Sch(campus) School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
22%
26%
22%
29%
21%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 423 25.0%
Grade 10 395 23.3%
Grade 11 432 25.5%
Grade 12 445 26.3%
Total 1695 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.0% 30.3% 47.6%
Black 22.7% 25.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 31.0% 42.4% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.3% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 118,264 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,928.6 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 46,622 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.3% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,221 $78,156,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,294 $12,610,000 8.3%
Staff $1,456 $8,000,000 5.3%
General Administration $1,412 $7,763,000 5.1%
School Administration $1,111 $6,107,000 4.0%
Operation $2,474 $13,596,000 9.0%
Transportation $1,215 $6,680,000 4.4%
Other $539 $2,964,000 2.0%
Total Support $10,502 $57,720,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,832 $15,562,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $27,554 $151,438,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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