It is affiliated with the identically-named Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

The minimum graduation requirements for every student give them the qualifications to enter any state university in Illinois.

The school also lists an "Advanced Placement" Computer Science course using C++, though this has been discontinued by the College Board as an option in their AP program, which exclusively emphasizes Java.

This school board addresses concerns of the faculty, staff, administration, and students in efforts of academic improvement.

Brother Rice competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling and lacrosse.