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Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215

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Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 is located in northeast Illinois. Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 has 15.19 square miles of land area and 0.21 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 population is 60,994. Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 median household income is $47,974 in 2010-2014. Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 median house value is $124,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(451 out of 476, bottom 5%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Grade 9 to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	60,994 (2010-2014), rank #56
Population Growth	5.03% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,960.86/sq mi, rank #76
Median Household Income:	$47,974 at 2010-2014—-7.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #612
Median House Price:	$124,800 at 2010-2014—-15.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #434
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	15.19 sq mi, rank #616
Water Area:	0.21 sq mi (1.34%), rank #463
State:	Illinois
County:	Cook County
City:	Lansing, Calumet City, Burnham, Lynwood
Zip:	60438, 60409, 60633, 60411
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 Map and Nearby Locations

1601 Wentworth Ave

Calumet City IL, 60409, Cook County

Phone: 708-585-2309

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,406	3,480	3,567	3,757	3,678	3,447	3,521
English Language Learner Students:	71	63	28	32	23	37	20
Total Teachers:	0.00	NA	186.40	192.00	200.20	216.20	173.40
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Elementary:	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary:	0.00	NA	186.40	192.00	200.20	216.20	173.40
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	0.00	0.00	43.40	41.66	41.40	40.40	62.40
Instructional Aides:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	10.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	0.00	NA	7.00	7.63	7.00	5.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	6.00
School Administrators:	0.00	NA	16.00	14.00	15.00	16.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	7.40	7.03	6.40	6.40	8.40
Other Support Services:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	24.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	19.14	19.57	18.37	15.94	20.31

Schools

Thornton Fractnl No High School		Grade 9 to Grade 12	755 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City IL 60409
Thornton Fractnl So High School		Grade 9 to Grade 12	18500 Burnham Ave, Lansing IL 60438

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.4%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.6%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.7%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.4%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.7%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.2%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.1%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	26.7%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.2%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.8%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.8%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.3%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.1%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	28.7%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	28.5%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.9%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.7%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.4%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.9%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.4%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	18.2%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	23.4%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	23.6%	49.4%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$56,783,000	$15,919		$57,938,000	$15,421		$52,112,000	$14,169
Federal:	$2,455,000	$688	4.3%	$3,806,000	$1,013	6.6%	$5,702,000	$1,550	10.9%
State:	$22,552,000	$6,322	39.7%	$21,864,000	$5,820	37.7%	$17,205,000	$4,678	33.0%
Local:	$31,776,000	$8,908	56.0%	$32,268,000	$8,589	55.7%	$29,205,000	$7,940	56.0%
Total Expenditures:	$56,903,000	$15,953		$49,485,000	$13,171		$52,275,000	$14,213
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,727,000	$13,100		$42,496,000	$11,311		$43,528,000	$11,835
Instructional Expenditures:	$26,291,000	$7,371	56.3%	$23,394,000	$6,227	55.0%	$25,165,000	$6,842	57.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,401,000	$1,795	13.7%	$4,831,000	$1,286	11.4%	$4,822,000	$1,311	11.1%
Administration:	$4,808,000	$1,348	10.3%	$5,599,000	$1,490	13.2%	$5,287,000	$1,437	12.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,227,000	$2,587	19.7%	$8,672,000	$2,308	20.4%	$8,254,000	$2,244	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,205,000	$1,740		$2,483,000	$661		$3,850,000	$1,047
Construction:	$5,373,000	$1,506		$1,836,000	$489		$2,884,000	$784
Total Other:	$9,000	$3		$9,000	$2		$19,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$1,310,000	$367		$1,059,000	$282		$1,113,000	$303

Total Salary:	$26,044,000	$7,301		$24,190,000	$6,439		$25,183,000	$6,847
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,394,000	$4,876	66.8%	$16,426,000	$4,372	67.9%	$17,749,000	$4,826	70.5%
Other Salary:	$8,650,000	$2,425	33.2%	$7,764,000	$2,067	32.1%	$7,434,000	$2,021	29.5%
Total Benefit:	$10,241,000	$2,871		$9,498,000	$2,528		$9,663,000	$2,627
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,993,000	$1,680	58.5%	$5,735,000	$1,526	60.4%	$6,067,000	$1,650	62.8%
Other Benefit:	$4,248,000	$1,191	41.5%	$3,763,000	$1,002	39.6%	$3,596,000	$978	37.2%

* Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.