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Dusable High School
4934 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL, 60615-2136 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Dusable High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 86 students
% Male / % Female 45%  /  55%
Total Classroom Teachers 23 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 10 - 1 students
Grade 11 - 7 students
Grade 12 - 78 students
This School ( IL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:4 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( IL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 2% 16%
% Black 94% 21%
% White 1% 56%
% Unknown 3 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School ( IL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 51% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 45% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name City Of Chicago 299 School District
This School's Agency ( IL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 633 3
Number of Students Managed 432,702 students 907 students
District Total Revenue $4,135,342,000 $8,184,000
District Expenditure $4,345,502,000 $8,197,000
District Revenue / Student $9,557 $7,864
District Expenditure / Student $10,043 $9,159
District Graduation Rates 47% 70%
School Notes:
  • DuSable High School is a Bronzeville high school opened in 1934. It is named after Chicago's first non-native inhabitant and trader, Jean-Baptist-Point du Sable. DuSable was first built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930's, but instead the campus was renamed.
  • DuSable High was surrounded by the Robert Taylor Homes, a predominantly black housing project. The school primarily serves students from the Homes and the Bronzeville Area, explaining DuSable's current 99% black student enrollment. It is one of the most famous schools in Chicago, due to the influence of music teacher Walter Dyett during the 1930s and 40s. Famous DuSable attendees/graduates include: Harold Washington, Redd Foxx, Maurice Cheeks,Gene Ammons, Nat Cole, and Don Cornelius. Today, the school is now divided into three smaller schools which operate inside of DuSable. They are the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, the Betty Shabazz International Charter School, and the Williams Prep School of Medicine.
  • Trivia: The school's colors are red and black and their mascot is the Panthers.
  • The school was named Wendell Phillips High School until 1934.
  • The school motto is "Peace if possible, but justice at any rate." It is written in the schools' main auditorium above the stage.
  • The school once held an inner sanctuary that had many different animals, including peacocks, a goat, snakes, pigeons, chickens, and various other species.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (60615)
School Zip (60615) (IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 45,096 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 49% 24%
Population Average Age 33 years old 34.7 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $31,571 $46,560
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 60 years old 49 years old
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