Illinois public high school · Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215

Thornton Fractnl So High School

18500 Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL 60438. 66.3% of its 443 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

66.3%Enrolled in college within 12 months0.5 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
93.3%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)3.5 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
66.6%Students from low-income families
443Graduates in the class measured

The path from Thornton Fractnl So

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 35.6%2-year college 30.8%Not enrolled within 12 months 33.7%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Thornton Fractnl So

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Purdue University Northwest3.9 mi44%$6,223$58,620
    South Suburban College5.2 mi27%$2,011$38,917
    Prairie State College5.6 mi27%$4,220$41,542
    Calumet College of Saint Joseph8.1 mi27%$18,778$50,059
    Indiana University-Northwest10.5 mi36%$5,567$48,764
    City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College10.8 mi23%$6,760$35,991

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Thornwood High School (3.7 mi, 48.4% to college) · Thornton Fractnl No High School (3.9 mi, 60.1% to college) · Thornridge High School (5.2 mi, 40.8% to college) · Bloom Trail High School (5.8 mi, 38.7% to college) · Bloom High School (6.1 mi, 46.9% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureThornton Fractnl SoThornton Fractional Twp HSD 215Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months66.3%63.7%66.8%
Graduation rate93.3%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Thornton Fractnl So High School graduates go to college?
66.3% of its most recent class at Thornton Fractnl So High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Thornton Fractnl So High School?
Thornton Fractnl So High School has a four-year graduation rate of 93.3%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.