Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Chicago High School of the Arts

Chicago, IL. 91.6% of its 116 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Chicago Public Schools District 299Cook CountyTop 10% in Illinois for college enrollment
91.6%Enrolled in college within 12 months24.8 pts above Illinois (66.8%)
92.8%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)3.0 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
59.5%Students from low-income families
116Graduates in the class measured
Our read

91.6% of graduates enrolled in college, 25 points above the Illinois figure of 66.8%.

The path from Chicago of the Arts

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 76.8%2-year college 14.8%Not enrolled within 12 months 8.4%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

Where it is

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureChicago of the ArtsChicago Public Schools District 299Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months91.6%68.5%66.8%
Graduation rate92.8%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Chicago High School of the Arts graduates go to college?
91.6% of its most recent class at Chicago High School of the Arts enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Chicago High School of the Arts?
Chicago High School of the Arts has a four-year graduation rate of 92.8%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.