State/Public High Open

Austin College and Career Acad HS

๐Ÿ“ 231 N Pine Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60644

214
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Austin College and Career Acad HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Latacia Greene. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Latacia Greene
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Austin College and Career Acad HS enrolls 214 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
122 (57%)
Female students
92 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American19893%
Hispanic or Latino136.1%
White2<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

182 of the school's 214 students (85%) 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

Austin College and Career Acad 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-70, state senate district 4, state house district 8.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Austin College and Career Acad 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 214 students, Austin College and Career Acad 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

29%
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 (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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