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Payton College Preparatory HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,233 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Fareeda Shabazz. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 94% of students are proficient in reading. 96% are proficient in maths. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Payton College Preparatory HS enrolls 1,233 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 79 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 24% |
| Asian | 300 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 1,233 students (30%) 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.
Payton College Preparatory HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 5, state house district 9.
Payton College Preparatory 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 1,233 students, Payton College Preparatory HS 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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