📍 15001 Broadway Ave, Harvey, Cook County, 60426
Thornton Township High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harvey, Cook County. The school has 1,628 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Todd Whitaker. It is part of the Thornton Twp HSD 205 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 117.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornton Township High School enrolls 1,628 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 117.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,116 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 29% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | <1% |
| White | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,548 of the school's 1,628 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thornton Township High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Thornton Township High School is one of 5 schools in Thornton Twp HSD 205, based in South Holland, Illinois. The district serves 4,509 students district-wide and employs 355 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,628 students, Thornton Township High School is larger than the district average of about 902 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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