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Kennedy High School

(773) 535-2325

Physical Address:
6325 West 56th ST
Chicago, IL  60638
Mailing Address:
6325 W 56th ST
Chicago, IL  60638

School Information

District:
City Of Chicago Sd 299
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cook County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1671

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Kennedy High School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 55.83% 29.83% 18.10%
White 33.21% 29.62% 61.37%
Black 9.75% 40.45% 22.30%
Asian/Pacific 1.02% 6.43% 4.45%
American Indian 0.18% 0.54% 0.76%

Genders in Kennedy High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.75% 50.92% 53.11%
Male 49.25% 49.08% 46.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Kennedy High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 815 911 933
White 551 636 555
Black 187 206 163
Asian/Pacific 9 14 17
American Indian 7 5 3
Others 68 0 0
Total 1637 1772 1671

Enrollment by Gender for Kennedy High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 867 869 848
Male 770 903 823
Total 1637 1772 1671

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Kennedy High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1637 1772 1671
# Eligible for free lunch 714 (44%) 969 (55%) 1062 (64%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 238 (15%) 265 (15%) 272 (16%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 952 (58%) 1234 (70%) 1334 (80%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Kennedy High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1637 1772 1671
Fulltime teachers 96.0 102.0 105.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.10 17.40 15.91
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32