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Jones College Prep High School

606 S State St, Chicago, IL, 60605-1807 -

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Definition of Terms

Jones College Prep High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cook County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

734 students

% Male / % Female

34% / 66%

Total Classroom Teachers

57 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 153 students

Grade 10 - 209 students

Grade 11 - 215 students

Grade 12 - 157 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	13%	3%
% Hispanic	30%	21%
% Black	26%	22%
% White	26%	49%
% Unknown	4 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

39%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

16%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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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	423,702 students	915 students
District Total Revenue	$4,135,342,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$4,345,502,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,760	$9,431
District Expenditure / Student	$10,256	$8,331
District Graduation Rates	47%	91%

William Jones College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Jones College Prep, or simply JCP, is a public high school, located at 606 South State Street in Chicago, Illinois. The school is a member of the Chicago Public Schools Magnet School Program, and as such is a selective enrollment high school, based on test scores. The school has recently gained a reputation for possessing some of the highest sets of test scores in the city, and for being the most difficult school for eighth graders to be enrolled into with approximately 31 incoming freshmen battling for every one seat in the school.
History: Jones College Prep, formerly Jones Metropolitan High School of Business and Commerce, Jones Commercial High School, and Jones Academic Magnet, came into existence in February 1938. The building, built shortly after the Chicago fire, was located at Harrison Street and Plymouth Court. The Chicago Board of Education, recognizing a need for commercial business education, remodeled an old building, once Jones Elementary School and later Jones Continuation School, to house Jones High School. It was named for William Jones, who, in 1840, became the first president of the Board of Education. He encouraged the education of every child, including girls, a progressive position during his time.
The present building, designed in 1967 to resemble an office building, was opened, and the Jones' program was designed for juniors and seniors, qualifying them for office work after graduation. Jones was the first Chicago school to engage in the Cooperative Work-Study program organized to give students practical experience in their subject and skill areas.
Although Jones High School has always enrolled students from any part of the city, during the spring of 1982, Jones became part of the Chicago Board of Education's "Options For Knowledge" program. Magnet schools and programs were created to provide Chicago Public Schools' students with unique educational opportunities in an integrated setting. The magnet school policy is designed to ensure equity and equal access to magnet schools for all children while maintaining racially balanced schools.
Student Publications: JCP has two student run newspapers: State & Harrison, an online paper which began publication in 2004, and The Eagles Eye, which began publication in 1998. Since 2005, the school's Literary Magazine showcases student submitted poetry, artwork, and stories.
Student Athletics: As the school currently has no local sports facility, excluding the school's fitness center which houses athletic equipment and workout machinery, most student sports and sports training take place at the Near North Gym and Athletic Field located several miles to the north of JCP. Other programs such as bowling take advantage of the city's resources and utilize various local bowling allies. The baseball and softball team practice and play at Grant Park.
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About This Zip Code (60605)

School Zip (60605)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

12,423 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

62%

24%

Population Average Age

35 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

1.6 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$56,151

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

3.3 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

38 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

43% / 57%

62% / 38%

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