J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr

Located at 1801 S 55th Ave, in Cicero, Illinois, J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school that enrolls 941 students (grade 9), overseen by J S Morton HSD 201.

J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr is one of 3 schools operated by J S Morton HSD 201, a district that enrolls 7,709 students overall.

Looking at the student body, J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Beyond that, the school records 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 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), J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Unity Jr High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 1,182 students in 2018 compared to 941 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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