Sunnybrook School District 171

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Lansing and Lynwood, and parts of Bloom.

At a glance

1,025Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$16,339Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Lynwood

Grades PK–8

Nathan Hale Elem School or Sandridge Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Heritage Middle School or Sandridge Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Bloom High School or Bloom Trail High SchoolDepends on your addressBloom Township High School District 206

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency4%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts23%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 82% at Bloom Township High School District 206, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,339

per student each year · 24% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction47%

Support & administration48%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State47%

Federal18%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

954’20

988’21

990’22

1,015’23

1,025’24

Students

Black · 74%762

Hispanic · 20%207

Two or more races · 3%28

White · 2%24

Asian · 0%2

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lansing28,284 people

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Lynwood9,083 people

Also covers small parts of Bloom.

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Nathan Hale Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 525 students · Lansing

DPublic 📚

Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 500 students · Lansing

C+Public

Where students go next · Bloom Township High School District 206

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Bloom High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · Chicago Heights

C-Public 🏫

Bloom Trail High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · Chicago Heights

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Thornton Township High School District 205Calumet City · South Holland · Thornton + 1 more · $34,660 per student

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Hammond School CityHammond · North · $14,230 per student

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Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Calumet City · Thornton · $25,124 per student

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City of East Chicago School DistrictNorth · $17,914 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.