A student-exchange program between Thornton Township High School and Schaumburg High School fosters common ground between kids who lives in different worlds when it comes to education.
Here are some stats for both schools:
Thornton Township High
Total Enrollment: 2,254
Low-income 82.8%
White: .4%
Black: 89.2%
Hispanic: 9.1%
Asian: .5%
ACT composite: 16.6
% passing Prairie
State exam: 16.6%
% teachers w/
master’s degree
or higher (district) 65.6%
Avg. Teacher
Salary (district): $80,108
Operating Expenditure
per pupil (district) : $15,480
Schaumburg High
Total Enrollment: 2,486
Low-income 26.3%
White: 62.6%
Black. 6.0%
Hispanic. 15.1%
Asian: 12.0%
ACT composite: 21.9
% passing Prairie
State exam: 62.0%
% teachers w/
master’s degree
or higher (district) 79.4%
Avg. Teacher
Salary (district): $97,127
Operating Expenditure
per pupil (district): $15,527
Source: Illinois School Report Cards 2011
