Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch

Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, part of Bronzeville Academy Chtr School. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades K through 8.

Bronzeville Academy Chtr School is the operating authority for Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch logs that nearly all students (100%) are Black. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 330.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count rose 69%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 66.4:1 today.

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