Tinley Park High School
| Tinley Park High School | |
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| Address | |
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6111 W. 175th Street Tinley Park, Illinois 60477 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′18″N 87°46′02″W / 41.57163°N 87.76713°WCoordinates: 41°34′18″N 87°46′02″W / 41.57163°N 87.76713°W |
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| School type | Public secondary |
| Opened | 1961 |
| School district | Bremen Com. HS District 228 |
| Superintendent | Bill Kendall |
| CEEB code | 144118 |
| Principal | Theresa Nolan |
| Teaching staff | 72 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,142 (2007-08) |
| Average class size | 20.7 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Scarlet Gold |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Titans |
| Rival | Oak Forest High School |
| Average ACT scores | 18 |
| Publication | Afterthoughts |
| Newspaper | Titan Times |
| Yearbook | Scythe |
| Website | School website |
Tinley Park High School, TPHS or simply Tinley is a public high school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School.
Tinley Park High School is the second oldest school of the four high schools comprising Bremen High School District 228, opening in 1961. The 1,100 students at TPHS come from sections of the villages of Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Markham, and Country Club Hills, Illinois.
With approximately 67 teachers for the estimated 1100 student body, Tinley Park has a student/teacher ratio of roughly 17:1. In 2007, the student body composed of 56.8% caucasian students, 25.8% African-American students, 10.4% Hispanic students, 4.7% Asian-American students, 0.6% Native American students, and 1.6% multi-racial students.
In 2008, the average composite ACT score for Titan students was 22.0. As of 2008, Tinley Park HS is making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as described by the federal No Child Left Behind act.
Tinley Park's athletic teams play in the South Suburban Conference, governed by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
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