High school (grades 9-12) · Lockport, IL

Lockport Township High Sch East

Federal NCES profile for Lockport Township High Sch East, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 172335002571
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lockport Township High Sch East earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 82% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.

#6 of 8
public schools in Lockport · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
16.3:1
large classes for Illinois
3,678
students enrolled

Lockport Township High Sch East has class sizes larger than 82% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lockport Township High Sch East ranks #6 of 8 public schools in Lockport, IL.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-55 students YoY

Lockport Township High Sch East held near 3,817 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-55 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 225.2 → 227.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-55 students YoY 172335002571 · Lockport, IL High · LARGE · TRAD

3,678 enr · 16.3:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: North Central High School (3,682 students)

Lockport Township High Sch East held near 3,817 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-55 headcount). Teacher FTE added 225.2 → 227.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Lockport Township High Sch East compares

Lockport Township High Sch East held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▲ 16% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 3,678 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
3,678
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 16% above state mean
Top 82% in Illinois - lower ratio than 18% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
22.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,531
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors13.0 FTE
Per 283 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
402
in-school suspensions + 182 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 64.0%
Hispanic or Latino 24.2%
African American 6.1%
Two or More 3.7%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 64.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.6, Lockport Township High Sch East is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 23

District finance for Lockport Twp Hsd 205 reports $18,531 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lockport Township High Sch East

How many students attend Lockport Township High Sch East?

Lockport Township High Sch East has 3,678 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lockport, IL. CCD year-over-year: 3,872 (2022-23) → 3,817 (2023-24), nearly flat (-55).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lockport Township High Sch East?

The student-teacher ratio at Lockport Township High Sch East is 16.3:1, which is 16% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lockport Township High Sch East?

The largest demographic group at Lockport Township High Sch East is White at 64.0% of enrollment, in Lockport, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lockport Township High Sch East?

Lockport Township High Sch East has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lockport Township High Sch East rank among public schools in Lockport?

By Resource Investment Index, Lockport Township High Sch East ranks #6 of 8 public schools in Lockport, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Lockport on the city page.

What other schools are in Lockport Twp Hsd 205?

None reported; Lockport Twp Hsd 205 operates only Lockport Township High Sch East as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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