Oak Forest High School

What Oak Forest High School does

Oak Forest High School is a comprehensive public high school located at 15201 S. Central Ave in Oak Forest, Illinois, operating as one of four high schools within Bremen High School District 228 alongside Bremen, Tinley Park, and Hillcrest High Schools. The school serves in-district high school students from Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Midlothian, Country Club Hills, and surrounding Cook County communities, delivering college-preparatory instruction through 19 Advanced Placement courses across 34 sections taught by 17 AP-certified teachers, supplemented by honor rolls, dual credit opportunities, and National Honor Society programming. The school is also recognized for its Instructional Materials Center (one of only ten Illinois high school libraries to earn the AISLE Exemplary School Library Award) and operates DECA-certified school-based enterprises in retail and food operations.

The institution is publicly funded through state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants with no tuition charged to in-district students; fee-based revenue comes from sports physicals, summer sports camps, and community facility rentals. The technology stack is standard educational SaaS: PowerSchool for student information management, ParentSquare for unified school-to-home communication, Snap App for athletics registration, Omella for payments, and an Apptegy-powered website with iOS and Android mobile apps. Co-curricular offerings span athletics (football, girls wrestling, softball, tennis, track and field, soccer, summer camps), student activities (DECA, Key Club, Interact Club, Choir, Yearbook, NHS), and civic/community service programs.

Strategically, the school pursues recognition-driven positioning (US News Best High Schools, AP School Honor Roll Bronze, DECA Gold Certification, Evans Scholarships, AISLE Library Award) and partnership-based community engagement with ComEd, Jewel-Osco, Northwestern Discovery Program, Cook County (early voting pilot), United Way, and various nonprofits. Recent milestones include the football team's first state semifinal appearance since 2008 and the girls wrestling program's third-place IHSA state finish. Marketing and outreach are conducted through social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), district communications, community events such as Fresh Start and Future Bengal Night, and the district's online registration system.

Name

Oak Forest High School

Legal name

Oak Forest High School

Website

https://oakforest.bhsd228.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Oak Forest High School is a public high school in Oak Forest, Illinois, within Bremen High School District 228, serving in-district students with a college-preparatory curriculum that includes 19 AP courses, athletics, DECA enterprises, and award-winning library and student activity programs funded by state aid and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intramural & Recreational Sports Programs (EDAJAJAB)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• College preparatory programs
• Advanced placement courses
• High school athletics
• Student activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Forest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public high school within Bremen High School District 228, the school is funded through a combination of state and local tax revenues, state aid, and federal grants. No tuition is charged for in-district students. Additional revenue may come from fees for optional programs, facility rentals, and community services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oak Forest High School provides comprehensive public secondary education for students in Oak Forest and surrounding communities in southern Cook County, Illinois. Core offerings include a college preparatory academic program featuring 19 Advanced Placement courses, a competitive athletics program (football, girls wrestling, softball, tennis, track and field, soccer, summer sports camps), and a broad portfolio of student activities including DECA, National Honor Society, Key Club, and student-operated school-based enterprises. As a public school within Bremen High School District 228, no tuition is charged for in-district students, with the school funded through state and local tax revenues and supplemented by fees for optional programs.

Product overview

Oak Forest High School offers a comprehensive educational portfolio including 19 Advanced Placement courses, diverse athletics programs (football, girls wrestling, softball, tennis, track and field, soccer), student activities and clubs (DECA, National Honor Society, Key Club, Interact Club), and an award-winning Instructional Materials Center. The school operates DECA school-based enterprises with Gold Certification and provides summer sports camps through Snap App registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advanced Placement (AP) Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% of seniors took at least one AP Exam; 28% scored 3 or higher; school earned 2025 AP Bronze Honor Roll recognition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bremen High School District 228coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Oak Forest High School is one of four high schools within Bremen High School District 228, which includes Bremen High School, Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School, and Oak Forest High School. The district provides centralized administration, funding, and governance for all four schools.
• Cook CountyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026Cook County early voting pilot program brought real democratic participation to campus, with District 228 students serving as election judges and casting official ballots at their schools.
• ComEdminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026ComEd's 'Tools of the Trade' Teacher Professional Development Day provides educators with hands-on experience in skilled trades and energy sector careers. Five D228 teachers participated, gaining industry knowledge to bring back to classrooms.
• Jewel-OscominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Bremen High School District 228 partnered with Jewel-Osco to host annual vaccine clinics at Oak Forest High School, providing flu, COVID, and routine immunizations for students, staff, and community members.
• Create Connect Care (Creative Visions Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Youth mental health campaign partnership resulted in the school's 'Your Mind, Your Power' art project winning recognition. The award includes funding to support Mental Health Awareness Week activities.
• IHSA (Illinois High School Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in IHSA-sanctioned athletic competitions, including football, wrestling, track and field, tennis, softball, and other sports. Student-athletes compete at conference, regional, sectional, and state levels through IHSA.
• Northwestern Discovery ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic enrichment program that Oak Forest students participate in to explore potential college majors and career pathways, particularly in medicine and science fields.
• Leading with Heart (American Golf Hall of Fame Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent philanthropy and leadership program supporting congenital heart disease research. Students lead shoe drives and other fundraising initiatives for the organization.
• Giving Heart FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit dedicated to funding less invasive treatments for children with congenital heart disease. Student-led shoe drive collected over 1,000 pairs of shoes for the foundation.
• Midlothian Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for summer reading programs and educational outreach. The library participated in the school's Summer Reading Kickoff event.
• United WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents from Hillcrest and Oak Forest High School Key Clubs volunteer for United Way's 'April Food Day' food drive initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Richards High School: Richards High School is a nearby public high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, part of Community High School District 218. Similar enrollment scale, public funding model, and student demographics to Oak Forest within the southern Cook County / Southland market.
• Carl Sandburg High School: Carl Sandburg High School is a public high school in Orland Park, Illinois, part of Consolidated High School District 230. Comparable in scale, suburban Chicago context, and college-preparatory programming to Oak Forest.
• Tinley Park High School: Tinley Park High School is one of three other district siblings operating under Bremen High School District 228. Shares the same AP, athletics, and extracurricular frameworks, serving an immediately adjacent Tinley Park community in the same Southland region.
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School: Homewood-Flossmoor High School is a similarly-sized suburban public high school in Homewood, Illinois, serving a comparable Southland demographic. Competes with Oak Forest for college-bound families and offers comparable AP programming and athletic programs.
• Bremen High School: Bremen High School is the flagship of Bremen High School District 228 and Oak Forest's sister school. Operates under identical district governance, funding, and curriculum framework, serving the same geographic region of southern Cook County, Illinois.
• Hillcrest High School: Hillcrest High School is the fourth school within Bremen High School District 228 alongside Oak Forest. Operates with identical district curriculum, funding model, and student services infrastructure in Country Club Hills, Illinois.
• Lincoln-Way East High School: Lincoln-Way East is a high-performing suburban public high school in the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, located in Frankfort, Illinois. Directly comparable on size, public funding model, AP program depth, and strong athletics programs in the same Southland market.
• Victor J. Andrew High School: Victor J. Andrew High School is a comparable suburban Chicago public high school in Consolidated High School District 230 (Tinley Park), directly competing with Oak Forest for college-bound students in the Southland. Similar size, demographics, and AP/athletics profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ExperienceOFHS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bremenhighschooldist.2288/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/BHSD228
• Instagraminstagram.com/experienceofhs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bremen-community-high-school-district-228

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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