Deerfield High School | |
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Address | |
1959 N. Waukegan Road , 60015 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°11′15″N 87°51′08″W / 42.1874°N 87.8523°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary |
Opened | 1959 |
Status | Open |
School district | Township High School District 113 |
Superintendent | Chala Holland[1] |
Principal | Kathryn Anderson[2] |
Teaching staff | 120.69 (FTE)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 1,483 (2022–23)[3] |
Average class size | 18.5[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.29[3] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red Gray[5] |
Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
Mascot | Warrior |
Nickname | Warriors[5] |
Publication | Troubadour[7] |
Newspaper | Deerprints[8] |
Yearbook | O*YAD[6] |
TV station | DHS-TV[9] |
Communities Served | Deerfield, Bannockburn, Riverwoods, parts of Highland Park |
Feeder Schools | Charles J. Caruso Middle School, Alan B. Shepard Middle School, and Bannockburn School |
Website | Official website |
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.