Dyett High School
555 E 51st St, Chicago, IL, 60615-2452 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Dyett High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 8 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 563 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 8 - 54 students
Grade 9 - 238 students
Grade 10 - 155 students
Grade 11 - 50 students
Grade 12 - 66 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic n/a 10%
% Black 99% 19%
% White n/a 66%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 83% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
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:
  • Illinois Youth Town Hall focuses on reducing violence (The Daily Northwestern)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:54:49 am
    The Illinois Youth Town Hall, co-sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute and the Leaders Investing For Equality campaign, attracted about 400 students from Chicago area universities and high schools, including 40 Northwestern students....
  • At protest, mom mourns son fatally shot by police (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:56:02 pm
    CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Several dozen people demonstrated yesterday at Federal Plaza as part of a national day of protest against alleged police brutality.
  • Teen Arrested For Hitting Teacher With Belt Buckle (CBS 2 Chicago)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 01:39:50 pm
    A Dyett High School student was arrested Wednesday after allegedly hitting a teacher with a belt buckle at the South Side school in the Washington Park neighborhood, police said.
  • October 22nd, 2009: No more stolen lives! (San Francisco Bay View)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:10:51 pm
    Youth need to be inspired, encouraged, organized and unleashed to stand up against and resist the conditions they face, including degradation, dehumanization and outright murder they face at the hands of the police. October 22nd is the National Day of Protest to STOP Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. It is the day to begin to stand up and resist the outrage of ...
  • CPS rushes to put anti-violence plan in place (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on September 22, 2009 at 04:19:20 am
    'It is a brand-new school year and we are starting the death toll again,' the Rev. Michael Pfleger says As Chicago races to implement an ambitious anti-violence plan to stop shootings before they occur, a tragic but familiar thing is happening: Students are already getting killed.
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School Notes:
 
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 33 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $31,571 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60615)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 26% / 74% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Dusable High School - 86 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
2. Bronzeville Scholastic Academy High School - 126 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Terrell Elementary School - n/a - 0.8 mi. away - view location
4. King High School - 885 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
5. Woodson North Elementary School - n/a - 0.9 mi. away - view location
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