Elementary School District 159

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Rich, Matteson and Richton Park, and parts of Tinley Park.

At a glance
1,653Students enrolled
5Schools
3Towns served
$27,813Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
71%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–8
7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162
Grades 8
Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227
Grades PK–8
7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162
Grades 8
Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227
Grades PK–8
7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMatteson Elementary School District 162
Grades 8
Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 85% at Rich Township High School District 227, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$27,813
per student each year · 29% above the IL average
Spending
Classroom instruction49%
Support & administration47%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)61%
State34%
Federal5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,779’20
1,685’21
1,679’22
1,648’23
1,653’24
Students
Black · 79%1,311
Hispanic · 14%239
Two or more races · 4%65
White · 2%26
Asian · 0%7
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

Also covers small parts of Tinley Park.

Schools5 in district · 1 next
This district · grades PK–8
Where students go next · Rich Township High School District 227

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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