Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch operates 2 public schools serving 574 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 524 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Cook County County.
a 262:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 57.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter Sch accounts for 55.9% of all Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment — districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch is typically wider than the Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch-aggregate figure suggests.
Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch chronic absenteeism rate is 57.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.