High school (grades 9-12) · Chicago, IL

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs

Federal NCES profile for Bronzeville Scholastic Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170993005792
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
76
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Illinois schools.

#6 of 130
high schools in Chicago · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
9.9:1
small classes for Illinois
119
students enrolled

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs has class sizes smaller than 91% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bronzeville Scholastic Hs ranks #6 of 130 high schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

119

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.9:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bronzeville Scholastic Hs compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Bronzeville Scholastic Hs

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 119 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.9:1, Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is leaner than roughly 91% of Illinois schools and 29% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Illinois schools, with 119 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 119 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding City of Chicago Sd 299 spends $21,050 per pupil, 24% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Chicago's high schools, it stands alongside Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students): Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.9:1 vs 16.1:1).

City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students) and Taft High School (4,487 students) alongside Bronzeville Scholastic Hs.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bronzeville Scholastic Hs compares

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.9:1 ▼ 29% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 119 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
119
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 9% in Illinois - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,050
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 119 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 91.6%
Hispanic or Latino 7.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 91.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Bronzeville Scholastic Hs.

$21,050
Per student
+24%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Bronzeville Scholastic Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lane Technical High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Taft High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Curie Metropolitan High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenwood Academy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Young Magnet High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bronzeville Scholastic Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

City Of Chicago Sd 299 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Chicago

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bronzeville Scholastic Hs

How many students attend Bronzeville Scholastic Hs?

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs has 119 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bronzeville Scholastic Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is 9.9:1, which is 29% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 37% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bronzeville Scholastic Hs?

The largest demographic group at Bronzeville Scholastic Hs is African American at 91.6% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bronzeville Scholastic Hs?

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bronzeville Scholastic Hs rank among high schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Bronzeville Scholastic Hs ranks #6 of 130 high schools in Chicago, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Chicago on the city page.

Is Bronzeville Scholastic Hs a good school?

Bronzeville Scholastic Hs earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?

Besides Bronzeville Scholastic Hs, City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students), Taft High School (4,487 students), and Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students). See the City of Chicago Sd 299 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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