Julian High School

Julian High School operates as a tight-knit senior high in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 440 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Julian High School sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Julian High School records that 95% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, Julian High School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Julian High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Julian High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 26.5%; actual is 5.0%, a gap of -21.4 points.

Zooming out to the 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 the poverty rate sits near 10%. Julian High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Barnard Elem Comp Math & Sci Ctr, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Julian High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 24.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.