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Enrollment
426
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006453
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin
2989 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 243-1820 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
357 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 19% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
9.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin's state test result (9.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin this school | 426 | 83.8% | 9.5% |
| Marine Leadership Academy - Ames Chicago | 549 | 82.5% | 15.0% |
| Kelvyn Park High School Chicago | 577 | 80.4% | 4.9% |
| Phoenix Military Academy High School Chicago | 372 | 87.4% | 23.0% |
| Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia Chicago | 666 | 89.6% | 14.5% |
| Infinity Math Science & Tech High School Chicago | 427 | 92.0% | 26.3% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #520 of 573 | #122 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #357 of 708 | #142 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #132 of 528 | #33 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #423 of 537 | #135 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #101 of 578 | #89 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #120 of 358 | #46 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
-114 (-21%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 82% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 85% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 2 | 244.5:1 | 97% (472) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (489 to 426); teachers up 1600% (2 to 34).
About Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is a low-enrollment high school with an address in Chicago, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 426 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is one of 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin scores 16%.
The school's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is 13.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
The school is in Cook County, where median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin's nearest public school is Reilly Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin had a net loss of 114 students, or 21%.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Reilly Elementary School0.4 mi · 539
- Garcia Lorca Elementary School0.4 mi · 637
- Logan Square Elementary0.5 mi · 630
- ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr0.5 mi · 285
- YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School0.5 mi · 200
- Avondale - Logandale Elementary School0.5 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Aspira Charter - Bus and FinHow large is Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin?
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin serve?
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin.
How diverse is Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin?
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin reports a student body of 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin?
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.