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What's the biggest difference between Schurz High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,244
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001111
Schurz High School
3601 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 · (773) 534-3420 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,104 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 | 229 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 308 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 374 | 30% |
Student demographics
32%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
Avondale - Logandale Elementary SchoolPK–08Belding Elementary SchoolPK–08Brentano Elementary Math & Science AcademyPK–08Cleveland Elementary SchoolPK–08Garcia Lorca Elementary SchoolPK–08Gray Elementary SchoolPK–08Linne Elementary SchoolPK–08Murphy Elementary SchoolPK–08Portage Park Elementary SchoolPK–08Reilly Elementary SchoolPK–08Reinberg Elementary SchoolPK–08Scammon Elementary SchoolPK–08
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
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Schurz High School
Schurz High School's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schurz High School this school | 1,244 | 88.7% | 15.1% |
| Steinmetz College Prep High School Chicago | 1,230 | 87.6% | 13.5% |
| Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Academy Chicago | 1,135 | 87.1% | 28.4% |
| North-Grand High School Chicago | 1,061 | 88.2% | 15.6% |
| Prosser Career Academy High School Chicago | 1,185 | 89.2% | 25.1% |
| Foreman High School Chicago | 650 | 88.6% | 8.7% |
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 Schurz High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #481 of 573 | #93 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,244 | #180 of 708 | #72 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #206 of 528 | #52 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #293 of 537 | #106 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #64 of 578 | #55 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #29 of 358 | #24 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
1,244
-488 (-28%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 2,901
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 | 1,244 | 92 | 13.5:1 | 89% (1,104) |
| 2023-24 | 1,344 | 101 | 13.3:1 | 89% (1,191) |
| 2022-23 | 1,407 | 100 | 14.1:1 | 84% (1,185) |
| 2020-21 | 1,732 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,751 | 102.4 | 17.1:1 | 92% (1,613) |
| 2015-16 | 1,974 | 133 | 14.8:1 | 92% (1,812) |
| 2010-11 | 2,233 | 136 | 16.4:1 | 93% (2,086) |
| 2000-01 | 2,507 | 147 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,901 | 160 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schurz High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,751 to 1,244); teachers down 10% (102.4 to 92).
About Schurz High School
Schurz High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 1,244 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 49% larger than that.
Schurz High School is one school in a 622-school district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students.
At Schurz High School, Hispanic students make up 82% of the student body. Smaller groups are 8% Black and 6% White. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Schurz High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. High schools in Illinois average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Schurz High School is 20.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is 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 public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Nearest public school: Disney II Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Schurz High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.3% on proficiency, and Schurz High School is below that at 15.1%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Schurz High School had 1,732 students in 2020-21 and 1,244 in 2024-25, a 28% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Schurz High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Disney II Elementary School0.3 mi · 422
- Scammon Elementary School0.4 mi · 620
- Intrinsic Charter High School0.6 mi · 993
- Garcia Lorca Elementary School0.8 mi · 637
- Belding Elementary School0.8 mi · 609
- YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School0.8 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Schurz High SchoolHow many students attend Schurz High School?
Schurz High School enrolls approximately 1,244 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Schurz High School serve?
Schurz High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schurz High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schurz High School is approximately 13.5:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schurz High School?
At Schurz High School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Schurz High School public or private?
Schurz 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.