Yorkville High School

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Yorkville High School
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Yorkville High School
797 Game Farm Road

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60560

United States
Coordinates 41°39′07″N88°27′07″W / 41.652°N 88.452°W / 41.652; -88.452
Information
Type Public secondary school
Established1893
School district Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
PrincipalDavid Travis
Teaching staff129.80 [1] (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12 [1]
Enrollment2,118 [1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio16.32 [1]
Campus Suburban [1]
Color(s)Red and white [2]   
Athletics conference Southwest Prairie Conference [2]
Nickname Foxes [2]
Website www.y115.org/yhs

Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.

Contents

The school serves Yorkville, Bristol, Montgomery, Oswego, and Plano. [3]

History

In 2008, the Yorkville High School Academy opened across the street from the high school. It serves as a Freshman campus, while the high school remains for grades 10th through 12th. [4]

Athletics

The Yorkville Foxes compete in the Southwest Prairie Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sanctioned sports are offered: [2]

Yorkville formerly competed in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference, Western Sun Conference, The Little Seven Conference, and the Suburban Prairie Conference.[ citation needed ]

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References

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