📍 13049 S Ridgeland Ave, Palos Heights, Cook County, 60463
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palos Heights, Cook County. The school has 1,973 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Timothy Baker. It is part of the Chsd 218 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 124.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) enrolls 1,973 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 124.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 815 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 639 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 442 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,274 of the school's 1,973 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-60, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) is one of 4 schools in CHSD 218, based in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The district serves 5,436 students district-wide and employs 397 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,973 students, A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) is larger than the district average of about 1,359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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