📍 3600 W 203rd St, Olympia Fields, Cook County, 60461
Rich Township High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Olympia Fields, Cook County. The school has 2,487 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lynn Fields. It is part of the Rich Twp HSD 227 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers 60 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rich Township High School enrolls 2,487 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 201 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2,080 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 258 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 4.2% |
| White | 33 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,766 of the school's 2,487 students (71%) 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.
Rich Township High School 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-20, state senate district 19, state house district 38.
Rich Township High School is one of 2 schools in Rich Twp HSD 227, based in Matteson, Illinois. The district serves 2,433 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,487 students, Rich Township High School is larger than the district average of about 1,217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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