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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 699)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
170993005072	692	Bowen High School	Public	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7650	234	22	10.8	92.3%	5 (2.1%)	177 (75.6%)	48 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$31,697			$4,316			$27,381	7.3	7.5	681	11
170993005075	692	Raby High School	Public	9-12	3545 W Fulton Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6755	197	26	7.7	87.3%	1 (0.5%)	172 (87.3%)	23 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,999			$7,199			$32,800	7.3	7.3	683	9
170143606756	692	Urban Prep Charter School for Yng Men	Public, Charter	9-12	425 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60605	Cook County	Urban Prep Charter School for Yng Men	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 276-0259	52	6	8.6		0 (0.0%)	49 (94.2%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,574			$1,736			$25,838	7.3			(n/a)
170993006445	692	YCCS West	Public, Charter	9-12	4909 W Division St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 261-0994	76	4	19	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	63 (82.9%)	12 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$39,410			$3,260			$36,151	7.3	7.8	676	16
170993006496	692	YCCS-Association House	Public, Charter	9-12	1116 N Kedzie Ave Fl 4	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 772-7170	76	5	15.2	93.4%	2 (2.6%)	26 (34.2%)	45 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,791			$2,612			$21,180	7.3	6.6	696	4
170993006456	692	YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr	Public, Charter	9-12	17 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 999-9360	484	12	40.3	98.6%	8 (1.7%)	444 (91.7%)	30 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,494			$1,553			$11,941	7.3	7.1	686	6
170993006449	692	YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	146	9	16.2	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	137 (93.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,674			$2,001			$22,674	7.3	11.4	622	70
170993006490	692	YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 363-3837	131	3	43.6	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.9%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,691			$3,311			$27,380	7.3	9.6	649	43
170993005942	691	Collins Academy High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1840	234	24	9.7	97.9%	1 (0.4%)	222 (94.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,163			$5,074			$22,089	7.4	8	670	21
170993000718	690	Richards Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	5009 S Laflin St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4945	311	27	11.7	94.9%	1 (0.3%)	128 (41.2%)	168 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$24,301			$5,077			$19,223	7.4	8.5	662	28

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, ISA Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Educational resources:

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