Enrollment
2,433
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Olympia Fields, IL
Rich Township High School
Federal NCES profile for Rich Township High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 173342003458
👥 S:T ratio 52
📚 AP courses 85
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rich Township High School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.1:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 2,433
- students enrolled
Rich Township High School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Rich Twp Hsd 227 · Illinois
NCES ID 173342003458 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
201.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.1:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-14% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rich Township High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rich Township High School
Rich Township High School is a large high school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, enrolling 2,433 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Illinois, bigger than 99% of state schools at 2,433 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly African American (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 17 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 203 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Rich Twp Hsd 227 spends $30,936 per pupil, 82% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Rich Twp Hsd 227 operates only this one school, so Rich Township High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 2,433 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in Illinois, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Rich Township High School compares
Rich Township High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.1:1 | ▼ 14% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 2,433 | top 1% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
2,433
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher
- 14% below state mean
Top 30% in Illinois - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$30,936
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors12.0 FTE
Per 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 377 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 84.9%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8%
Two or More 2.5%
White 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian 0.1%
Largest group: African American at 84.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.7, Rich Township High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
AP courses offered 17
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rich Twp Hsd 227, which includes Rich Township High School.
$30,936
Per student
+82%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.5%
State 30.5%
Federal 6.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~2,433 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Rich Township High School
How many students attend Rich Township High School?
Rich Township High School has 2,433 students enrolled. It is a high school in Olympia Fields, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rich Township High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Rich Township High School is 12.1:1, which is 14% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 23% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rich Township High School?
The largest demographic group at Rich Township High School is African American at 84.9% of enrollment, in Olympia Fields, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rich Township High School?
Rich Township High School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Rich Township High School a good school?
Rich Township High School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Rich Twp Hsd 227?
None reported; Rich Twp Hsd 227 operates only Rich Township High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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