211 S Laflin St, Chicago, Cook County, 60607
Young Magnet High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 2,148 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rickey Harris. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 127.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 91% of students are proficient in reading. 91% are proficient in maths. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Young Magnet High School enrolls 2,148 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 127.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 613 | 29% |
| White | 538 | 25% |
| Asian | 521 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 370 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 18 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
776 of the school's 2,148 students (36%) 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.
Young Magnet High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 5, state house district 9.
Young Magnet 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 2,148 students, Young Magnet 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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