Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences - Chicago, Illinois/IL

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Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences

3857 W 111th St, Chicago, IL, 60655-4009 -

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Definition of Terms

Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cook County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

592 students

% Male / % Female

43% / 57%

Total Classroom Teachers

48 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 163 students

Grade 10 - 152 students

Grade 11 - 159 students

Grade 12 - 118 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	12%	21%
% Black	54%	22%
% White	30%	49%
% Unknown	3 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

15%

% 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%

The Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, created in 1985 by the Chicago Public Schools, is an unusual experimental high school devoted to teaching agricultural science to urban students. The school features a working farm (it was built on the site of one of the last farms to survive within the city limits), and the students commute from all across the city to attend classes. The students benefit from hands-on experience and summer interships, and typically go on to attend "Aggie" universities. The school was founded in part to increase the number of minorities in agricultural careers, since most of the African-American farmers in the US have been forced out of business by the racist policies of the US Department of Agriculture. It is located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood at 3857 West 111th Street.
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About This Zip Code (60655)

School Zip (60655)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

29,138 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

34%

24%

Population Average Age

36 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$59,849

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.6 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

55 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

88% / 12%

62% / 38%

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