Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood

Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood, a modestly sized K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, instructs 304 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood logs that nearly all students (92%) are Black; the rest looks like 4% White, 2% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.7%; this one delivers 35.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood is one campus in the mix.

Ariel Elem Community Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 24.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood has edged down 14%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025.

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