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C−

Sunnybrook School District 171

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lansing and Lynwood, and parts of Bloom Township.

Lansing’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,025
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,339
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sunnybrook School District 171

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the IL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1M, about $987 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Lansing 28,068C−Lynwood 9,297

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lansing. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsLansing School District 158
6–82 middle schoolsLansing School District 158
9–122 high schoolsThornton Fractional Township High School District 215

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.8% · 639 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 29.9% · 675 students tested

Graduation rate 90% at Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,339 per student · 24% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 47%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
954’20
988’21
990’22
1,015’23
1,025’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 74%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Nathan Hale Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lansing
D
525 students17:1
Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lansing
C+
500 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloom Township High School District 206Crete Township, Crete, Ford Heights
$22,240per student
Thornton Township High School District 205Calumet City, South Holland, Thornton Township
$34,660per student
Hammond School CityHammond, North Township
$14,230per student
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Calumet City, Thornton Township
$25,124per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.