In September of 1929, the founders of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church founded OLPH School. OLPH is the largest elementary and grade school in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The current principal is Dr. Amy Mills, with Ms. Patricia Musker and Ms. Lori Parsek as vice principals. Today, OLPH teaches preschool through 8th grade. It has 744 students and 58 full-time teachers. Among these 744 students, 48% are female and 52% are male; 84.5% are Caucasian and 15.5% are other races, such as Asian and Hispanic. The student-teacher ratio at OLPH School is 13:1 for preschool and 16:1 for PK-8, with the national average being 17:1. The tuition cost of attending OLPH School is $6,460/yr for PK-8 and $5,595/yr for preschool, with the average annual cost altogether being $33,639/yr.
