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Amundsen High School

5110 N Damen Ave

Tel: (773)534-2320

Amundsen High School serves 1,116 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the IL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 51%.
Amundsen High School operates within the City Of Chicago 299 School District.
City Of Chicago 299 School District's 70% graduation rate is lower than the IL state average of 88%.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.59 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Asian	16%	5%

Hispanic	60%	25%

Black	12%	17%

White	11%	49%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.59	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	93%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	2%

City Of Chicago 299 School District's student population of 390,653 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 87% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,707 in this district is less than the state average of $16,005. The district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,765 is higher than the state average of $14,988. The district spending/student has grown by 19% over four years.

School District Name	City Of Chicago 299 School District
Number of Schools Managed	586	3
Number of Students Managed	390,653	753

Graduation Rate	70%	88%

District Total Revenue	$5,437 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$6,253 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,707	$16,005

District Spending / Student	$15,765	$14,988

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores