Lincoln Park High School

Lincoln Park High School is one of the substantial high schools in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 2,214 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 165% bigger than typical.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Lincoln Park High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lincoln Park High School logs that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Park High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.3%; this one delivers 57.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $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 Lincoln Park High School is one.

Lincoln Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Park High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Park High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.7%.

Lincoln Park High School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 2,113 students in 2018 compared to 2,214 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 29% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.