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Payton College Preparatory High School
1034 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, 60610-2513 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Payton College Preparatory High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2008  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 835 students
% Male / % Female 41%  /  59%
Total Classroom Teachers 63 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 218 students
Grade 10 - 295 students
Grade 11 - 177 students
Grade 12 - 145 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 10% 2%
% Hispanic 19% 10%
% Black 23% 19%
% White 37% 66%
% Unknown 11 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 21% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 4%
% 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 423,413 students 984 students
District Total Revenue $4,135,342,000 $9,428,000
District Expenditure $4,345,502,000 $9,311,000
District Revenue / Student $9,767 $9,581
District Expenditure / Student $10,263 $9,462
District Graduation Rates 47% 92%
In the News:
  • Former high school coach gets probation in sex abuse case (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:59:26 pm
    Ex-Payton College Prep coach gets 3 years of probation, $25,000 fine for sexually abusing a 15-year-old student and fondling another A former basketball coach at Payton College Preparatory High School was sentenced Wednesday to 3 years of probation and fined $25,000 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old student and fondling another.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (60610)
School Zip (60610)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 47,513 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 67% 24%
Population Average Age 34 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 1.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $51,294 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60610)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 37% / 63% 62% / 38%
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3. Arts Of Living Alternative High School - n/a - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Noble Street Charter High School - 480 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
5. Kipp Ascend Academy Charter School - n/a - 1.4 mi. away - view location
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