Kennedy High School

Kennedy High School, a well-populated high school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, caters to 1,647 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 97% bigger than typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Kennedy High School is among them.

Demographically, Kennedy High School logs that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 12% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kennedy High School has 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Kennedy High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 23.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Kennedy High School is one.

The closest other public school is Kinzie Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kennedy High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kennedy High School has showed little movement, going from 1,688 students in 2018 to 1,647 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.