Thornton School District 154

Public Grades PK–8

Elementary and middle schools for Thornton, and parts of Thornton and East Hazel Crest.

At a glance

249Students enrolled

1School

$17,802Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Thornton

Grades PK–8

Wolcott School249 students · ThorntonThis district

Grades 9–12

Thornwood High School or Thornton Township High School or Thornridge High SchoolDepends on your addressThornton Township High School District 205

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 performance

Graduation rate 78% at Thornton Township High School District 205, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

Where the money goes

$17,802

per student each year · 17% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration35%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State35%

Federal14%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

236’20

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249’24

Students

Hispanic · 46%114

Black · 31%77

White · 17%42

Two or more races · 6%16

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

Schools1 in district · 3 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Wolcott SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 249 students · Thornton

Public

Where students go next · Thornton Township High School District 205

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Thornridge High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 969 students · Dolton

C-Public 🏫

Thornton Township High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · Harvey

C-Public 🏫

Thornwood High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · South Holland

C-Public

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

Nearby districts

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Bloom Township High School District 206Bloom · Glenwood · $22,240 per student

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Bremen Community High School District 228Bremen · Hazel Crest · Posen · $25,258 per student

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General George Patton School District 133Calumet · Riverdale · $32,229 per student

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Hammond School CityHammond · North · $14,230 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. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.