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Jones College Prep High School

๐Ÿ“ 700 S State St, Chicago, Cook County, 60605

1,941
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jones College Prep High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,941 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kerry Dolan. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 90% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kerry Dolan
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Jones College Prep High School enrolls 1,941 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 117 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
793 (41%)
Female students
1,148 (59%)
Teachers (FTE)
117
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White67635%
Hispanic or Latino61332%
Asian33517%
Black or African American24313%
Two or more races583%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander10<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

744 of the school's 1,941 students (38%) 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

Jones College Prep 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 3, state house district 6.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Jones College Prep 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 1,941 students, Jones College Prep High School is larger 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

92%
Reading proficient
90%
Math proficient
7%
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 ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (23) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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