Enrollment
200
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Chicago, IL
Federal NCES profile for Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.
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.
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.
NCES ID 170993006504 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
How Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
22.2:1 - 8.2 above the Illinois state median of 14:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
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
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
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 13.3, Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs.
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.
| 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.
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
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.
Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs has 200 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.
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.
The largest demographic group at Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 93.0% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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