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The highest-poverty public high schools in Cook County, Illinois

175 public high schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 84.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
175
Cook County, Illinois
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
84.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25899.2%
2YCCS-CCA Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High12499.2%
3Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- VictoriaChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56198.4%
4YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28198.2%
5Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High21097.6%
6Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High22897.4%
7Richards Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High34897.1%
8YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10497.1%
9Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High35596.9%
10Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83896.8%
11Hubbard High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,71095.1%
12YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10395.1%
13Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
14Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
15YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High20095.0%
16North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27694.9%
17ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter SchoolHigh13794.9%
18Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High12894.5%
19Chicago Excel Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High26694.4%
20EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25594.1%
21Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99394.1%
22School of Social Justice HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High26994.1%
23Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83894.0%
24Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,76293.9%
25Gage Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High39293.9%
26Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High23993.7%
27Noble St Chtr-Baker CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28593.7%
28Farragut Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High49093.7%
29Multicultural Arts High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28393.6%
30World Language High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High38993.6%
31Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High41393.2%
32YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High11793.2%
33YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High17493.1%
34Back of The Yards IB HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,03993.0%
35Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31393.0%
36Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31592.7%
37J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrCicero, ILJ S Morton HSD 201High94192.5%
38Bowen High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27892.4%
39YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto RicanChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High18492.4%
40YCCS-Association HouseChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10592.4%
41ASPIRA Charter - Early College PrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28592.3%
42IHSCA Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56792.2%
43Infinity Math Science & Tech HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High42792.0%
44Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High67391.8%
45Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High52991.7%
46Intrinsic Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99391.2%
47Noble St Chtr - MansuetoChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,10691.0%
48Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High11990.8%
49Solorio Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,28790.5%
50Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High22090.5%
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