Matteson Elementary School District 162

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Rich, Matteson, Richton Park and Olympia Fields, and parts of Park Forest.

At a glance

2,405Students enrolled

7Schools

4Towns served

$20,488Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

RichMattesonRichton ParkOlympia Fields

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressElementary School District 159

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 listThis district

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressElementary School District 159

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 listThis district

Grades 8

Colin Powell Middle Sch or O W Huth Middle School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressElementary School District 159

Grades 9–12

Rich Township High School2,433 students · Olympia FieldsRich Township High School District 227

Grades K–8

Arcadia Elem School or Matteson Elem School or Illinois SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

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 proficiency12%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts18%

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

$20,488

per student each year · 5% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction41%

Support & administration54%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State42%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,409’20

2,398’21

2,401’22

2,379’23

2,405’24

Students

Black · 88%2,118

Hispanic · 7%174

Two or more races · 3%79

White · 1%29

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

📍

Rich74,330 people

📍

Matteson18,645 people

📍

Richton Park12,521 people

📍

Olympia Fields4,734 people

Also covers small parts of Park Forest.

Schools7 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

📚

Arcadia Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 516 students · Olympia Fields

C+Public 📚

Matteson Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 420 students · Matteson

DPublic 📚

Illinois SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 391 students · Park Forest

C+Public 📚

O W Huth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 421 students · Matteson

C+Public 📚

Sauk Elem SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 281 students · Richton Park

CPublic 📚

Indiana Elem SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 215 students · Park Forest

C+Public 📚

Richton Square SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 161 students · Richton Park

Public

Where students go next · Rich Township High School District 227

🏫

Rich Township High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,433 students · Olympia Fields

C-Public

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

Nearby districts

🏫

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Frankfort · Frankfort · Tinley Park · $19,546 per student

🏫

Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort · Frankfort · $15,648 per student

🏫

Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UMonee · University Park · $23,596 per student

🏫

Bloom Township High School District 206Bloom · Chicago Heights · $22,240 per student

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.