Glenbard East High School - Lombard, Illinois/IL

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Glenbard East High School

1014 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148-3968 -

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Definition of Terms

Glenbard East High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dupage County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2605 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

125 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 617 students

Grade 10 - 680 students

Grade 11 - 635 students

Grade 12 - 673 students

This School

( IL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( IL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	12%	3%
% Hispanic	14%	16%
% Black	8%	21%
% White	64%	56%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( IL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Glenbard Township High 87 School District

This School's Agency

( IL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	8,998 students	907 students
District Total Revenue	$108,343,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$110,139,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,041	$7,864
District Expenditure / Student	$12,240	$9,159
District Graduation Rates	93%	70%

Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, and locally referred to as "East," is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Wilson Road and Main Street in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, which also includes Glenbard North High School, Glenbard South High School, and Glenbard West High School.
History: Glenbard East was the second of the Glenbard high schools to be built, following Glenbard West. It opened its doors for the 1959-60 school year.
Academics: In 2005, Glenbard East had an average composite ACT score of 20.6, with three students receiving 36, and graduated 96.3% of its senior class. Glenbard East has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The staff is comprised of 181 teachers, of which 84% hold an advanced degree. The average class size is 25.5.
Glenbard East is a two-time Grammy Award Winner for Grammy Signature Schools.
Athletics: Glenbard East competes in the DuPage Valley Conference. Its mascot is the Rams.
Boys Sports : Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling.
Girls Sports : Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Softball, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball.
Activities: Cheerleading, Individual Events, Music-Instrumental*, Music-Organization*, Theatre, Forensics speech team, Music-Vocal*, Pom Pon, Scholastic Bowl, Student Council.
Notable alumni: Dan Tani, 1979, NASA Astronaut.
Timothy Zahn, 1969, Author.
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About This Zip Code (60148)

School Zip (60148)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

50,460 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

41%

24%

Population Average Age

37 years old

34.7 years old

Average Household size

2.5 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$60,378

$46,560

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.7 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

41 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

76% / 24%

63% / 37%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Willowbrook High School - 2205 students - view location
2. Glenbard South High School - 1454 students - view location
3. Glenbard West High School - 2112 students - view location
4. York Community High School - 2525 students - view location
5. Addison Trail High School - 1852 students - view location
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