J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
Public high school, grade 9 · Cicero, Illinois
J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr in Cicero, Illinois enrolled 941 students in 2024-25 with 75.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Illinois high-school median of 13.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,156 students in 2022-23, 1,038 students in 2023-24, 941 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.0 to 75.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,156 | 73.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,038 | 76.0 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 941 | 75.0 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Illinois high schools
Among the 690 Illinois high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 283 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr enrolled 1,133 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 94 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 283 of the 1,133 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions94
- Chronically absent33.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.8% of students were Hispanic, 2.0% Black, 0.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic96.8%
- Black2.0%
- White0.6%
- American Indian0.3%
- Two or more races0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Cicero
2 public high schools in Cicero report 2024-25 enrollment; J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Sterling Morton East High School | 3,394 | 18.3 | not reported |
| J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr | 941 | 12.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 3,394 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Evergreen Park High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 941 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr with J Sterling Morton East High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much J Sterling Morton High School District 201 spends per student$18,016 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,016
- The largest public schools in IllinoisJ Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr is the number 229 by size of 708 Illinois high schools open in 2024-25.#229 of 708
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.5 for high schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
How many students attend J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr?
941 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,156 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cicero, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for high schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr a Title I school?
J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr in?
J Sterling Morton High School District 201, NCES district ID 1726880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172688005044 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.