Center for Alternative Learning

As an average-sized high school in Calumet City, Illinois, Center for Alternative Learning teaches students from the surrounding community from grades 9 through 12, operated by Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215.

Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 3,228 students; Center for Alternative Learning is among them.

Looking at school resources, Center for Alternative Learning reports 3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Center for Alternative Learning is one.

Nearest neighbor: Reavis Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

On this page, members of the Center for Alternative Learning community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.