Illinois public high school · Oak Lawn CHSD 229

Oak Lawn Comm High School

9400 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. 66.4% of its 413 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Oak Lawn CHSD 229Cook County
66.4%Enrolled in college within 12 monthsAbout the same as Illinois
93.2%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)3.4 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
61.8%Students from low-income families
413Graduates in the class measured

The path from Oak Lawn Comm

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 24.2%2-year college 42.2%Not enrolled within 12 months 33.6%

    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 Oak Lawn Comm

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Saint Xavier University2.9 mi55%$10,171$64,661
    City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College3.3 mi37%$6,286$42,018
    Trinity Christian College3.8 mi64%$15,155$60,507
    Moraine Valley Community College4.0 mi41%$3,887$47,546
    Morton College7.1 mi28%$6,075$47,728
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College7.6 mi26%$7,250$34,304

Where it is

Nearby high schools: H L Richards High School(Campus) (1.7 mi, 67.1% to college) · Reavis High School (2.2 mi, 64.3% to college) · Bogan High School (3.1 mi, 49.3% to college) · Chicago High School for Agricult Sciences (3.4 mi, 73% to college) · Amos Alonzo Stagg High School (3.5 mi, 73.3% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Oak Lawn CHSD 229's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureOak Lawn CommIllinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months66.4%66.8%
Graduation rate93.2%89.8%
Oak Lawn Comm High School zone
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Quick answers

What percent of Oak Lawn Comm High School graduates go to college?
66.4% of its most recent class at Oak Lawn Comm High School 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 Oak Lawn Comm High School?
Oak Lawn Comm High School has a four-year graduation rate of 93.2%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.