Public schools in Harvey, IL

Harvey has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,616 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Harvey SD 152 runs 6 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Harvey's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in HarveyDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Harvey SD 15261,534$21,475
Thornton Township High School District 20514,681$28,504
South Holland SD 15111,491$21,176

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Harvey, 1,697 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Thornton Township High School1,69714.3All free (CEP)Thornton Township High

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Harvey, 455 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Brooks Middle School45517.5All free (CEP)Harvey SD 152

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 elementary schools in Harvey, 1,340 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Taft School30812.3All free (CEP)South Holland SD 151
Bryant Elementary School29415.9All free (CEP)Harvey SD 152
Maya Angelou Elementary School27116.4All free (CEP)Harvey SD 152
Holmes Elementary School27016.4All free (CEP)Harvey SD 152
Whittier Elementary School19714.6All free (CEP)Harvey SD 152

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Harvey, 124 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Riley Early Childhood Center124not reportednot reportedHarvey SD 152

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Harvey's public schools compare with Illinois's

The median Harvey school has 15.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 86% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 283 students (state 374).

Harvey against Illinois, schools open in 2024-25 with students
HarveyIllinois
Median students per teacher15.913.1
Median school size (students)283374
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)86%54%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)88%53%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Harvey schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Harvey

  1. Harvey SD 152Runs 6 of Harvey's 8 public schools and spent $21,475 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,475
  2. Thornton Township High School, the largest high school in Harvey1,697 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.1,697
  3. Compare Harvey SD 152 with Thornton Township High School District 205Harvey's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Harvey addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Illinois

  1. Chicago629 schools
  2. Aurora47 schools
  3. Rockford44 schools
  4. Naperville41 schools
  5. Peoria33 schools
  6. Joliet31 schools
  7. Springfield31 schools
  8. Plainfield29 schools

Questions about schools in Harvey

  1. How many public schools are in Harvey, IL?
    8 public schools with an address in Harvey were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,616 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Harvey?
    Thornton Township High School, with 1,697 students in 2024-25 (Thornton Township High School District 205).
  3. Which districts run Harvey's schools?
    Harvey SD 152 (6 schools), Thornton Township High School District 205 (1 school), South Holland SD 151 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25