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Amundsen High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,577 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristi Eilers. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amundsen High School enrolls 1,577 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 681 | 43% |
| White | 571 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 113 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
786 of the school's 1,577 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amundsen High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 13.
Amundsen High School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,577 students, Amundsen High School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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