Summary:
The city of North Chicago, Illinois is home to a single high school, North Chicago Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Chicago School District 187 and is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.
North Chicago Community High School has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 610 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and it has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 2.4%. Additionally, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 25.4% of students missing a significant amount of school.
Academically, North Chicago Community High School's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, only 14.7% of 11th graders are proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 99.89% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the challenges, the school spends $22,237 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.2.
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