Education
The foundation of primary through college-level education is covered in Chicago Heights. Students are encouraged toward academic, artistic and athletic success through excellent comprehensive curriculums and programs.
Chicago Heights School District 170 serves approximately 3,600 students in prekindergarten through 8th grade. The Park Hills-Chicago Heights School District 163 offers local students a prekindergarten through 3rd grade education at Beacon Hill Primary Center.
Two high schools comprise Bloom Township High School District 206 in Chicago Heights — Bloom and Bloom Trail High Schools. Both facilities have been at the forefront of education in the southern suburbs for more than 60 years.
Approximately 1,500 students attend each school, taking advantage of the opportunities for obtaining a well-rounded education in both college preparatory and vocational training course curriculum options. Extensive extracurricular opportunities round out the educational experience and include community service projects, music programs and athletics.
An alternative to the public education route is available through Marian Catholic High School. This nationally recognized coeducational college preparatory high school educates more than 1,600 students each year from 70 Illinois and northwestern Indiana communities.
For those looking to continue their education post high school, Prairie State College is a great start. Located in Chicago Heights, PSC is a two-year community college offering its 5,500-plus student population the opportunity to attain associate degrees and technical and career studies certificates, as well as non-credit education courses for adults, businesses and those interested in continuing educational endeavors.
Chicago Heights is also within a 15-mile drive of such prestigious institutions as Governors State University (University Village), South Suburban College (South Holland), Chicago State University (Chicago) and Purdue University-Hammond.
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