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

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs

Federal NCES profile for Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170993006504Charter school
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
11
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#114 of 130
high schools in Chicago · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
22.2:1
large classes for Illinois
200
students enrolled

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs has class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs ranks #114 of 130 high schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

200

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

22.2:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Larger 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is a mid-sized charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 200 students.

Class loads run heavy: 22.2:1 is larger than about 97% of Illinois schools and 59% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 200 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

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

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

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): Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (22.2:1 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs compares

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 22.2:1 ▲ 59% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 200 top 82% - -

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

22.2:1
Leaner classes than 10% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
200
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
22.2:1
students per teacher - 59% above state mean
Top 97% in Illinois - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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: 1.5 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

Hispanic or Latino 93.0%
White 4.0%
African American 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.3, Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs

How many students attend Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs?

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs has 200 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is 22.2:1, which is 59% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs?

The largest demographic group at Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 93.0% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs?

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs rank among high schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs ranks #114 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs a good school?

Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt 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

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

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