Illinois public high school · Chsd 218

A B Shepard High School (Campus)

13049 S Ridgeland Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463. 59.9% of its 444 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Chsd 218Cook County
59.9%Enrolled in college within 12 months6.9 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
84.6%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)5.2 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
48.1%Students from low-income families
444Graduates in the class measured

The path from A B Shepard (Campus)

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 20.8%2-year college 39.1%Not enrolled within 12 months 40.1%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to A B Shepard (Campus)

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Trinity Christian College1.0 mi64%$15,155$60,507
    Moraine Valley Community College4.2 mi41%$3,887$47,546
    Saint Xavier University4.8 mi55%$10,171$64,661
    City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College7.5 mi37%$6,286$42,018
    South Suburban College8.8 mi27%$2,011$38,917
    Chicago State University9.6 mi15%$7,273$48,395

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Oak Forest High School (3.0 mi, 62.1% to college) · H L Richards High School(Campus) (3.1 mi, 67.1% to college) · Amos Alonzo Stagg High School (3.2 mi, 73.3% to college) · Chicago High School for Agricult Sciences (3.9 mi, 73% to college) · Bremen High School (4.1 mi, 43% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Chsd 218's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureA B Shepard (Campus)Chsd 218Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months59.9%59%66.8%
Graduation rate84.6%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of A B Shepard High School (Campus) graduates go to college?
59.9% of its most recent class at A B Shepard High School (Campus) enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at A B Shepard High School (Campus)?
A B Shepard High School (Campus) has a four-year graduation rate of 84.6%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.