Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Lincoln Park High School

2001 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL 60614. 81.9% of its 509 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Chicago Public Schools District 299Cook CountyTop 10% in Illinois for college enrollment
81.9%Enrolled in college within 12 months15.1 pts above Illinois (66.8%)
87.8%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)2.0 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
40.6%Students from low-income families
509Graduates in the class measured
Our read

81.9% of graduates enrolled in college, 15 points above the Illinois figure of 66.8%.

The path from Lincoln Park

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 68.5%2-year college 13.4%Not enrolled within 12 months 18.1%

    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.

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    Colleges closest to Lincoln Park

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Moody Bible Institute1.6 mi63%$19,426$49,594
    Midwestern Career College2.4 mi54%$17,110$46,857
    City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College2.5 mi26%$6,462$42,885
    MDT College of Health Sciences2.7 mi29%$30,048$48,548
    School of the Art Institute of Chicago2.8 mi68%$53,331$47,612
    National Louis University2.9 mi32%$10,364$52,883

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Noble St. Chtr-the Noble Academy (0.8 mi, 55.3% to college) · Payton College Preparatory High School (1.3 mi, 91.3% to college) · Wells Community Academy High School (1.8 mi, 46.1% to college) · Noble St. Chtr-Golder College Prep (1.9 mi, 69.9% to college) · Ogden Int High School (1.9 mi, 76% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Chicago Public Schools District 299's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureLincoln ParkChicago Public Schools District 299Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months81.9%68.5%66.8%
Graduation rate87.8%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Lincoln Park High School graduates go to college?
81.9% of its most recent class at Lincoln Park High School 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 Lincoln Park High School?
Lincoln Park High School has a four-year graduation rate of 87.8%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.