Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1738940

Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 spent $23,996 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 2 schools enrolled 3,228 students in 2024-25; 51.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,124 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 in enrollment (3,234 to 3,388 students) and Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High…$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools Distri…$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High Scho…$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High School$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, FY23Chsd 128 $32,694; Oak Park and River Forest High School $29,326; West Chicago ESD 33 $28,160; CCSD 93 $25,661; Wilmette Public Schools District 39 $24,599; Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 $23,996; Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 $17,518; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kChsd 128$32,694Oak Park and River Forest High School$29,326West Chicago ESD 33$28,160CCSD 93$25,661Wilmette Public Schools District 39$24,599Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215$23,996Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123$17,518Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$98,251,000 in revenue: 51.2% state, 38.1% local and 10.7% federal. Total spending including $5,690,000 of capital outlay was $88,671,000, or $26,789 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $50,320,000; Local $37,436,000; Federal $10,495,000; total $98,251,000.
  • State$50,320,000 51%
  • Local$37,436,000 38%
  • Federal$10,495,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,310 students in 2022-23, 3,276 students in 2023-24, 3,228 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,310, 2023-24: 3,276, 2024-25: 3,22801k2k3k4k2022-233,3102023-243,2762024-253,228
Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,310, 2023-24: 3,276, 2024-25: 3,22801k2k3k4k2022-233,3102023-243,2762024-253,228
Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,310, 2023-24: 3,276, 2024-25: 3,22801k2k3k4k2022-233,3102023-243,2762024-253,228
Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,310, 2023-24: 3,276, 2024-25: 3,22801k2k3k4k2022-233,3102023-243,2762024-253,228

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,310195.217.0
2023-243,276193.616.9
2024-253,228192.816.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 scored proficient or above: 12% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts12%29.9%786

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 799 students in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate90%87.6%
Students in the class799149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 high schools, 3,228 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thornton Fractnl So High School1,80316.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Thornton Fractnl No High School1,42516.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentThornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 ranks 56 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,996).#56 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisThornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 is the number 122 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,310 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#122 of 865
  3. Chsd 128The next larger Illinois district: 3,316 students in fall 2022, $32,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$32,694
  4. Oak Park and River Forest High SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 3,304 students in fall 2022, $29,326 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,326
  5. Compare Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 with Chsd 128Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Thornton Fractnl So High School, its largest high school1,803 students in 2024-25, 16.9 per teacher.1,803
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215

  1. How many schools and students are in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 high), enrolling 3,228 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 spend per student?
    $23,996 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,124 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215's money come from?
    $98,251,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.2% state, 38.1% local and 10.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 734 of the 3,665 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 scored proficient or above: 12% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215?
    90% of the 799 students in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215's NCES district ID?
    1738940. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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