It is the secondary school in the River Forest Community School Corporation, serving the entire town of New Chicago, portions of the cities of Gary, Hobart and Lake Station, and unincorporated areas in Hobart Township, Lake County.

The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film The Fugitive.

River Forest participated in the Online Nationals for United States Academic Decathlon.

[6] River Forest's athletic teams are known as the Ingots, harking back to the steel-making heritage of the area.

They belong to the Greater South Shore Athletic Conference and their colors are cardinal red and gold.