ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr

ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr operates as a tiny high school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 285 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr sits 66% below that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 364 students in 2018 compared to 285 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.