Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts

Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is a tight-knit secondary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school serves 538 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is among them.

In terms of who attends, Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts shows that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 23.5%; actual is 6.9%, a gap of -16.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Burke Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 17.0%.

Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts's enrollment has ticked up 64% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 538).

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