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Lockport Township High Sch East
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lockport Township High Sch East
Set in Lockport, Illinois, Lockport Township High Sch East is a well-populated high school, overseen by Lockport Twp HSD 205. It hosts 3,678 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Lockport Township High Sch East sits 341% bigger than that benchmark.
Lockport Twp HSD 205 is the operating authority for Lockport Township High Sch East, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
Looking at the student body, Lockport Township High Sch East lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Will County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 224 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Will County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Lockport Township High Sch East is one.
Kelvin Grove Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lockport Township High Sch East.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 3,706 students in 2018 compared to 3,678 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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