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Thornton Twp HSD 205 School District, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Thornton Twp HSD 205 School District runs 5 public schools with 4,509 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 13.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.Listed in NCES data as "Thornton Twp HSD 205".

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
4,509
Teachers (FTE)
345
Students per teacher
13.1
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
465 E 170th St, South Holland, IL 60473
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1738970
State district ID
IL-07-016-2050-17
Total staff (FTE)
606
School counselors (FTE)
19.0About 237 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
44.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.1
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,803), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$147.4 million
Federal revenue
$6.2 million
State revenue
$69.7 million
Local revenue
$71.5 million
Total spending
$124.2 million
Spending per pupil
$25,850
Salaries
$54.7 million44.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$37.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.2%
  • State: 47.3%
  • Local: 48.5%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$25,850
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Thornton Twp HSD 205 School District

By level: 5 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Outlook AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 120
PEACE CenterCEP schoolHigh9 to 120
Thornridge High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1296915.4
Thornton Township High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,69714.3
Thornwood High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,84312.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.