Deerfield High School (Illinois)

Deerfield High School
Address
Map
1959 N. Waukegan Road

Deerfield
,
Illinois
60015

United States
Coordinates42°11′15″N 87°51′08″W / 42.1874°N 87.8523°W / 42.1874; -87.8523
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened1959
StatusOpen
School districtTownship High School District 113
SuperintendentChala Holland[1]
PrincipalKathryn Anderson[2]
Teaching staff120.69 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,483 (2022–23)[3]
Average class size18.5[4]
Student to teacher ratio12.29[3]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Red
  Gray[5]
Athletics conferenceCentral Suburban League
MascotWarrior
NicknameWarriors[5]
PublicationTroubadour[7]
NewspaperDeerprints[8]
YearbookO*YAD[6]
TV stationDHS-TV[9]
Communities ServedDeerfield, Bannockburn, Riverwoods, parts of Highland Park
Feeder SchoolsCharles J. Caruso Middle School, Alan B. Shepard Middle School, and Bannockburn School
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Deerfield High School (abbreviated DHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Deerfield, Illinois, United States. It is part of Township High School District 113, which also includes Highland Park High School. DHS opened in 1959, and graduated its first class in 1963.

The school was as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education in 1992, 2009, and 2022. In sports competitions, the school has won multiple state championships. Deerfield competes in the Central Suburban League and in Illinois High School Association tournaments. DHS has also won awards for its theater, student newspaper, congressional debate, television, and scholastic bowl programs.

  1. ^ "Superintendent / Home". dist113.org.
  2. ^ "Principal's welcome / Principal's Home". dist113.org.
  3. ^ a b c "Deerfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ 2008 Illinois School Report Card; accessed 21 June 2009[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "School information for DHS". ihsa.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. ^ "O*YAD description; List of Student Activities; accessed 21 June 2009". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Troubador description; List of Student Activities; accessed 21 June 2009". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  8. ^ "DHS Media". DHS Media.
  9. ^ "Deerfield High School / Homepage".