Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences is an average-sized senior high in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school teaches 827 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences records that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 21% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lawn Manor School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences has edged up 15%, going from 718 students in 2018 to 827 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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