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Kennedy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,720 pupils enrolled. The Principal is George Szkapiak. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennedy High School enrolls 1,720 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,396 | 81% |
| White | 237 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,117 of the school's 1,720 students (65%) 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.
Kennedy 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-60, state senate district 11, state house district 22.
Kennedy 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 1,720 students, Kennedy 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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