Oak Lawn Community High School
9400 Sw Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453-2396 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Oak Lawn Community High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1769 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 106 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 506 students
Grade 10 - 489 students
Grade 11 - 402 students
Grade 12 - 372 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 14% 10%
% Black 2% 19%
% White 83% 66%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Oak Lawn Community High 229 School District
This School's Agency
(IL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 3
Number of Students Managed 1,769 students 984 students
District Total Revenue $21,812,000 $9,428,000
District Expenditure $20,904,000 $9,311,000
District Revenue / Student $12,330 $9,581
District Expenditure / Student $11,817 $9,462
District Graduation Rates 90% 92%
In the News:
  • New board member named in SD 229 (SouthtownStar)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 10:14:46 am
    Don Biernacki is the newest member of the Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 board. Biernacki was sworn in Wednesday to replace Jim O'Malley, who resigned. O'Malley was elected to his second four-year term in April. "I'm very happy to be here," said Biernacki, 50. "I look forward to the next couple years." Biernacki's appointment runs until April 2011, at which time his seat will be up ...
  • The story of Oak Lawn's Tulip Man (SouthtownStar)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:40:08 am
    The Tulip Man of Oak Lawn has died. Daniel Hughes - for reasons unknown to most, if not everyone - made his yard into sort of a Dutch paradise several years ago. He started slowly - a few bulbs here, a few bulbs there. Along the sidewalks. Around the trees. Each fall, he sowed more and more into the Earth. At one point he brought in a trench digger to speed the process, dropping the papery orbs ...
  • Raucous crowd greets Lipinski on health care (SouthtownStar)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:24:09 am
    Although slated as a town hall meeting for U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) to address federal issues, the topic on the minds of the 300 or so people who showed up Saturday was health care. Almost exactly one week ago, Lipinski voted with the majority of the House of Representatives to pass the expansive health care reform bill, which he called "far from perfect." "It was important to vote 'yes ...
  • Tea Party to crash Lipinski's meeting (SouthtownStar)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:54:17 pm
    Members of the Chicago Tea Party plan to confront U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski about the national health care plan during a town hall meeting Saturday at Oak Lawn Community High School.
  • Tea Party group looking to crash Lipinski's meeting (The Doings La Grange)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:15:12 pm
    Things may get interesting Saturday during a town hall meeting being organized by U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-3rd,, of Western Springs.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (60453)
School Zip (60453)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 54,499 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 27% 24%
Population Average Age 42 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $47,529 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 44 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60453)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 83% / 17% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. H L Richards High Sch(campus) - 1690 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
2. P R I D E School - 130 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
3. Reavis High School - 1780 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
4. Aero Educational Center - 107 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
5. R I S E - Oak Lawn - n/a - 2.3 mi. away - view location
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