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Harlan Community Academy HS

๐Ÿ“ 9652 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60628

314
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harlan Community Academy HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kai Jones. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kai Jones
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Harlan Community Academy HS enrolls 314 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
186 (59%)
Female students
128 (41%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American30497%
Hispanic or Latino61.9%
Two or more races41.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

289 of the school's 314 students (92%) 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Harlan Community Academy HS 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-10, state senate district 17, state house district 34.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Harlan Community Academy HS 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 314 students, Harlan Community Academy HS is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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