Amundsen High School

Amundsen High School, an expansive 9-12 campus in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, instructs 1,507 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% bigger than the state mean of about 834.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Amundsen High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Amundsen High School reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 37% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cook County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Amundsen High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Amundsen High School is one.

Chappell Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Amundsen High School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 1,227 students in 2018 compared to 1,507 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 12% to 45%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.