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

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs

Federal NCES profile for Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170993005884Charter school
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
📚 AP courses
20
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

#17 of 130
high schools in Chicago · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
8.7:1
small classes for Illinois
87
students enrolled

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs has class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs ranks #17 of 130 high schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

87

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.7:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-38% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is a small charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 87 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is leaner than roughly 96% of Illinois schools and 38% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Illinois schools, with 87 enrolled.

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

Its student body is predominantly African American (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 4 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 29 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 78.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data 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.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Chicago's high schools, it stands alongside Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students): Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.7:1 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs compares

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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 8.7:1 ▼ 38% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 87 top 96% - -

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

8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
87
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 4% in Illinois - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
78.2%
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 29 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

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 93.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Two or More 1.1%

Largest group: African American at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.0, Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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

Verify locally before acting on Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs's federal record.

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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs

How many students attend Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs?

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs has 87 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is 8.7:1, which is 38% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 45% 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs?

The largest demographic group at Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs is African American at 93.1% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs?

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs rank among high schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs ranks #17 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs a good school?

Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood Hs earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. 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 Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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