Dwight D. Eisenhower High School (Blue Island, Illinois)

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Address
Map
12700 S. Sacramento Avenue

60406

United States
Coordinates41°39′39″N 87°41′50″W / 41.6608°N 87.6971°W / 41.6608; -87.6971
Information
School typePublic secondary
Established1897; 127 years ago (1897)
School districtCommunity HS 218
SuperintendentJosh Barron[1]
PrincipalBenjamin Blakeley[2]
Teaching staff125.40 (FTE) (2019–20)
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,733 (2020–21)[3]
Student to teacher ratio14.27 (2019–20)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)
  •   Cardinal Red
  •   White[4]
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban[4]
NicknameCards
Team nameCardinals[4]
NewspaperRed & White[6]
YearbookThe Crest[5]
Websiteeisenhower.chsd218.org

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School (Eisenhower, EHS, or Ike) is a public four-year high school located in Blue Island, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 218 along with sister schools Alan B. Shepard High School and Harold L. Richards High School.

Eisenhower is a diverse school with a balanced student body of Caucasian, Hispanic and African American students. Eisenhower serves students from the communities of Blue Island, Calumet Park, Robbins, Alsip, Merrionette Park, Posen, Deer Pointe & Garden Homes. The current enrollment is over 1,800 students.

  1. ^ "Superintendent – Superintendent". Community High School District 218. Retrieved December 3, 2022.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Administration – Administration". Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. Retrieved December 3, 2022.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Blue Island (Eisenhower)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 20 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Yearbook – Yearbook". Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. Retrieved December 3, 2022.[self-published source]
  6. ^ "Newspaper – Newspaper". Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. Retrieved December 3, 2022.[self-published source]