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Enrollment
1,647
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000924
Kennedy High School
6325 W 56th St, Chicago, IL 60638 · (773) 535-2325 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,647 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,084 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 345 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 407 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 483 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 412 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kennedy High School
Kennedy High School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy High School this school | 1,647 | 65.8% | 23.2% |
| Larkin High School Elgin | 2,174 | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| Hancock College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,050 | 64.7% | 72.5% |
| West Leyden High School Northlake | 1,687 | 58.6% | 32.3% |
| Elgin High School Elgin | 2,576 | 63.1% | 26.1% |
| Reavis High School Burbank | 1,930 | 65.5% | 33.4% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kennedy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #421 of 573 | #59 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,647 | #139 of 708 | #58 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #330 of 528 | #96 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #303 of 537 | #111 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #168 of 578 | #129 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #302 of 358 | #86 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,647
+90 (+6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,285
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,647 | 109 | 15.1:1 | 66% (1,084) |
| 2023-24 | 1,695 | 108.5 | 15.6:1 | 67% (1,130) |
| 2022-23 | 1,720 | 104.5 | 16.5:1 | 65% (1,117) |
| 2020-21 | 1,557 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,688 | 96.3 | 17.5:1 | 75% (1,266) |
| 2015-16 | 1,613 | 98 | 16.5:1 | 79% (1,280) |
| 2010-11 | 1,635 | 99 | 16.5:1 | 77% (1,267) |
| 2000-01 | 1,585 | 93 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,285 | 67 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,688 to 1,647); teachers up 13% (96.3 to 109).
About Kennedy High School
Kennedy High School is a high school located in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It enrolls 1,647 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 97% bigger than the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students, and Kennedy High School is one of those schools.
At Kennedy High School, 82% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 12% White and 5% Black. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. The diversity index for Kennedy High School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.1 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 66% of students at Kennedy High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is similar, at 66%.
Kennedy High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.2%, compared with a predicted 33.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Kennedy High School is Kinzie Elementary School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kennedy High School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kennedy High School had a net gain of 90 students, or 6%.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Kennedy High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Kennedy High. Kennedy High School is the largest of the 3.
- Kennedy High SchoolBLOOMINGTON, MN · 1,578 students
- Kennedy High SchoolFERGUS FALLS, MN · 714 students
Nearby schools
- Kinzie Elementary School0.1 mi · 637
- Byrne Elementary School0.6 mi · 619
- Hale Elementary School0.7 mi · 791
- Blair Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 164
- Twain Elementary School1.3 mi · 850
- Otis P Graves Elementary School1.3 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy High SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy High School?
Kennedy High School enrolls approximately 1,647 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kennedy High School serve?
Kennedy High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy High School is approximately 15.1:1 (109 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy High School?
At Kennedy High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 82% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kennedy High School public or private?
Kennedy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.