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

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs

Federal NCES profile for Yccs-Cca Academy Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170993006463Charter school
0/100100/10013/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 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-Cca Academy Hs earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#124 of 130
high schools in Chicago · Resource Index
13
Resource Index · Lower
31:1
large classes for Illinois
124
students enrolled

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs has class sizes larger than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Yccs-Cca Academy Hs ranks #124 of 130 high schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

124

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

31:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+121% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yccs-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy Hs

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs is a small charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 124 students.

Class loads run heavy: 31:1 is larger than about 99% of Illinois schools and 121% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Illinois schools, with 124 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).

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-Cca Academy Hs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (31:1 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-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy Hs compares

Yccs-Cca Academy 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 31:1 ▲ 121% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 124 top 92% - -

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

31:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
31:1
students per teacher - 121% above state mean
Top 99% in Illinois - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

African American 95.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%

Largest group: African American at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.1, Yccs-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy 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-Cca Academy Hs

How many students attend Yccs-Cca Academy Hs?

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs has 124 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yccs-Cca Academy Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Yccs-Cca Academy Hs is 31:1, which is 121% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 97% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yccs-Cca Academy Hs?

The largest demographic group at Yccs-Cca Academy Hs is African American at 95.2% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yccs-Cca Academy Hs?

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (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-Cca Academy Hs rank among high schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Yccs-Cca Academy Hs ranks #124 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-Cca Academy Hs a good school?

Yccs-Cca Academy Hs earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% 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-Cca Academy 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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