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The smallest public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

146 public high schools in Chicago, Illinois appear in this ranking of the smallest public high schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Douglass Academy High School leads the list at 29, against a median of 523 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
146
Chicago, Illinois
Best Students
29
Median Students
523
SMALLEST · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Douglass Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High29
2IYC ChicagoChicago, ILIDJJ Sch Dist 428High37
3Williams Medical Prep High SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High74
4YCCS WestChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High80
5Spry Community Links High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High82
6Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High87
7YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High94
8IJLA Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High95
9YCCS-Youth Connection LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High100
10YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High103
11YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High104
12YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High115
13YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High117
14Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High119
15Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High128
16YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High128
17Air Force Acad High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High131
18ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter SchoolHigh137
19Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High148
20Devry Advantage Academy High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High152
21ACCELERATION ACADEMIES LLC HOMESTEADCHICAGO, ILMIAMI-DADEHigh170
22YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High174
23Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High183
24YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto RicanChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High184
25Austin College and Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High190
26YCCS-Truman Middle College HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High192
27Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High193
28YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High200
29Chicago Military Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High209
30Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High210
31Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High220
32Uplift Community High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High224
33Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High228
34Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High239
35CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High247
36EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High255
37Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High255
38North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High258
39School of Social Justice HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High269
40North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High276
41Bowen High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High278
42YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High281
43Multicultural Arts High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High283
44ASPIRA Charter - Early College PrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High285
45Noble St Chtr-Baker CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High285
46Tilden Career Communty Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High288
47Crane Medical Prep HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High295
48Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High312
49Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High313
50Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High315
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