Other / mixed grade configuration · Chicago, IL

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus

Federal NCES profile for Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 170993006503Charter school
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🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#323 of 394
schools in Chicago · Resource Index
22
Resource Index · Lower
313
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus ranks #323 of 394 schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Chicago, IL 60616
District: City of Chicago Sd 299 · Illinois

NCES ID 170993006503 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-47 students YoY

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus shrank from 381 students in 2022-23 to 334 in 2023-24 (-12.3%).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-47 students YoY 170993006503 · Chicago, IL Other · SMALL · CHARTER

313 enr · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Lane Technical High School (4,604 students)

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus shrank from 381 students in 2022-23 to 334 in 2023-24 (-12.3%). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus reports 313 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus compares

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 313 top 61% - -

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

313
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Engagement
91.1%
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
$22,699
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 313 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 31 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 94.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
Two or More 1.0%
White 0.3%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 94.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.8, Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for City of Chicago Sd 299 reports $22,699 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus'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

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Similar other schools in Chicago

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Lane Technical High School
Standard public school
4,604 students 17.8:1 students per teacher
Taft High School
Standard public school
4,487 students 16.7:1 students per teacher
Kenwood Academy High School
Standard public school
2,268 students 18.6:1 students per teacher
Young Magnet High School
Standard public school
2,223 students 17.5:1 students per teacher
Disney Elem Magnet School
Standard public school
1,384 students 15.2:1 students per teacher
Morgan Park High School
Standard public school
1,349 students 19:1 students per teacher

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~313 students)

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus

How many students attend Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus?

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus has 313 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chicago, IL. CCD year-over-year: 381 (2022-23) → 334 (2023-24), down 47.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus?

The largest demographic group at Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is African American at 94.9% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus?

Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus rank among schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus ranks #323 of 394 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 schools in Chicago on the city page.

What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?

Besides Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus, 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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