Dwight D Eisenhower High School

What Dwight D Eisenhower High School does

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a public secondary institution located in Blue Island, Illinois, operated by Community High School District 218 (CHSD218). Founded in 1897, the school serves students in grades 9–12 residing in Blue Island, Alsip, Merrionette Park, Robbins, and surrounding communities in southern Cook County. It is governed by an elected Board of Education and funded through public sources including property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants. Education is provided free of charge under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which also covers breakfast and lunch for all enrolled students.

The school offers a comprehensive academic program including core subjects, Advanced Placement courses, and Career and Technical Education, supported by 20+ athletic teams, 35+ clubs and activities, and award-winning performing arts programs such as the Express Show Choir. Student support services encompass counseling, career counseling, health services, psychologists, social workers, speech pathology, and wellness resources. The technology stack is built on Google Apps for Education with school-issued iPads, the Skyward student information system, and an Edlio-powered website; E-Learning Days are supported through Google Classroom during weather closures. A multimillion-dollar capital project approved in September 2023 is delivering a 9,000-square-foot theater, a 35,000-square-foot field house, additional tennis courts, and new band and choral rooms through 2026, with Pepper Construction and JP Architects as primary partners.

The revenue model is public-sector rather than commercial: the institution does not sell education as a service but is funded through tax revenues and grants, with minor fee-based ancillary programs including summer school ($50 per course), prom tickets ($140), Booster Club membership ($40), optional student accident insurance, and parking permits. Named operational partners include Pepper Construction, JP Architects, ComEd (utility educational grant), Illinois High School Association (IHSA), YMCA Illinois Youth and Government, and Moraine Valley Community College.

Name

Dwight D Eisenhower High School

Legal name

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Website

https://eisenhower.chsd218.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a public secondary school in Blue Island, Illinois, operated by Community High School District 218, serving grades 9–12 with AP, CTE, athletics, and performing arts programs funded by public sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education (K-12)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school academics
• Career technical education
• Student athletics programs
• Extracurricular activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Blue Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School provides public secondary education to students in grades 9-12 as part of Community High School District 218. It delivers a comprehensive curriculum that includes core academics, Advanced Placement courses, and Career and Technical Education, supported by more than 35 student clubs and activities, 20+ interscholastic athletics teams, and student support services such as counseling, health, psychology, and social work. Free breakfast and lunch are provided to all enrolled students through the federal Community Eligibility Provision, and instruction is delivered both on campus and through an E-Learning Day Google Classroom platform accessed on school-issued iPads.

Product overview

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School offers a comprehensive high school educational program as part of Community High School District 218. The school's product offerings consist of core academic programs including Advanced Placement and Career and Technical Education, supported by over 35 clubs and activities, 20+ athletics teams, and student support services including counseling, health services, and wellness resources. The school is undergoing significant facility improvements including a theater renovation (9,000 sq ft with 376 seats), field house addition (35,000 sq ft), and band/ choral room expansion, all part of a multimillion-dollar capital project approved by the Board of Education in September 2023.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Pepper ConstructionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2024Pepper Construction is managing the multimillion-dollar capital project including theater renovation and field house addition. They have set up live construction cameras for public viewing of the project progress.
• JP ArchitectsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJP Architects provided design renderings for the field house and theater renovation projects and continues to provide video updates on construction progress.
• YMCA Illinois Youth and GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored program where students reenact all aspects of Illinois State Government, participating in legislative, judicial, media, and lobbyist roles. The program is run through the YMCA organization with limited to 20 delegates per year.
• Moraine Valley Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary college visit destination for freshmen college exploration, supporting students interested in traditional degree programs as well as certificate and career-focused programs.
• Guarantee Trust Life Insurance CompanyminorOthersUnderwriter for optional student accident insurance plan administered by 1st Agency.
• Illinois High School Association (IHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHSA sanctions competitive activities including Scholastic Bowl, Group Interpretation, and athletic programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Delta/Summit (CHSD 218): Alternative-education campus within CHSD 218 serving the same district. Comparable on governance and funding model; differentiated by alternative-programming emphasis.
• ATP (CHSD 218 Alternative Therapeutic Programs): District-operated alternative therapeutic program in CHSD 218. Shares the same board, superintendent, and per-pupil funding stream as Eisenhower, with a more specialized student-support mandate.
• Richards High School: Sibling public high school within Community High School District 218 (same district as Eisenhower, sharing the same superintendent Dr. Josh Barron). Directly comparable on governance, funding source, programming mix, and feeder geography.
• Shepard High School: Third CHSD 218 public high school sharing the same district funding, board, and catchment profile. Closest match on size, curricular structure, and extracurricular scale.

Others

• Brother Rice High School: Private Catholic college-prep high school in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood. Competes for south-suburban families weighing public vs. private secondary options; comparable on athletics/performing-arts emphasis.
• Marist High School: Large private Catholic high school in Chicago's Mount Greenwood area. Competes for tuition-paying families in the same south-suburban corridor; relevant comparator on extracurricular scale and athletics footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Homewood-Flossmoor High School: Larger neighboring public high school (H-F District 233) serving adjacent south-suburban communities. Comparable on funding model (property-tax + state aid), AP/athletics footprint, and student demographic profile.
• Bremen High School: Public high school in Bremen High School District 228 covering Midlothian and Tinley Park areas. Comparable south-suburban public-secondary model with overlapping programming and feeder communities.
• Hillcrest High School (District 228): Sibling campus within Bremen High School District 228. Comparable public-high-school operating model, athletics, and curricular breadth in the same south-suburban Chicago marketplace.

Regional players

• Oak Lawn Community High School: Public high school in Oak Lawn (District 229) serving a comparable south-suburban Illinois catchment. Similar funding mechanism and program mix; does not directly compete with Eisenhower for in-district students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ddecardinals
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/District218news
• Facebookfacebook.com/Eisenhower-High-School-110614132332586
• Instagraminstagram.com/eisenhowercardinals

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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