Editing Homewood, Illinois (section)

== Education ==
Children in grades K-8 attend schools under the jurisdiction of Homewood public school district 153, although some may attend Flossmoor School District 161 if they live west of Western Avenue and south of 183rd street.  School District 153 has three schools: Winston Churchill Elementary, Willow Elementary, and James Hart Junior High School. Children in grades K-2 attend Willow, then move on to Churchill for grades 3–5, then move on to finish grades 6–8 at James Hart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homewood SD 153 |url=https://www.hsd153.org/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=www.hsd153.org}}</ref>

The majority of students in the area then go on to attend the local public high school, [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]]. Homewood-Flossmoor High School is its own school district, school district 233. H-F is a three-time winner of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award for excellence. HF also owns [[WHFH]] 88.5, the highest powered [[high school radio]] station with 1,500 watts.

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operated a Catholic school, St. Joseph School.  St Joseph School closed in 2017 with a final enrollment of 64 students.  Despite its closure, the St. Joseph's Athletic Association still provides athletic programs for elementary and middle school students. These sports are: Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, & Girls Cheer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kennedy, Mike|url=https://www.asumag.com/facilities-management/business-finance/article/20853632/2-catholic-schools-in-chicagos-south-suburbs-will-close|title=2 Catholic schools in Chicago's south suburbs will close|work=[[American School & University]]|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>