Illinois public high school · Chsd 218

H L Richards High School(Campus)

10601 Central Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. 67.1% of its 370 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Chsd 218Cook County
67.1%Enrolled in college within 12 monthsAbout the same as Illinois
85.6%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)4.2 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
54.5%Students from low-income families
370Graduates in the class measured

The path from H L Richards(Campus)

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 28.6%2-year college 38.5%Not enrolled within 12 months 32.9%

    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 H L Richards(Campus)

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Saint Xavier University2.3 mi55%$10,171$64,661
    Trinity Christian College2.5 mi64%$15,155$60,507
    Moraine Valley Community College4.1 mi41%$3,887$47,546
    City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College4.3 mi37%$6,286$42,018
    Chicago State University7.8 mi15%$7,273$48,395
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College8.2 mi26%$7,250$34,304

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Oak Lawn Comm High School (1.7 mi, 66.4% to college) · Chicago High School for Agricult Sciences (2.2 mi, 73% to college) · A B Shepard High School (Campus) (3.1 mi, 59.9% to college) · Evergreen Park High School (3.1 mi, 74.2% to college) · Amos Alonzo Stagg High School (3.2 mi, 73.3% 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

MeasureH L Richards(Campus)Chsd 218Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months67.1%59%66.8%
Graduation rate85.6%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of H L Richards High School(Campus) graduates go to college?
67.1% of its most recent class at H L Richards 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 H L Richards High School(Campus)?
H L Richards High School(Campus) has a four-year graduation rate of 85.6%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.