What percent of Schurz High School graduates go to college?

61.7% of its most recent class at Schurz 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 Schurz High School?

Schurz High School has a four-year graduation rate of 83.2%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Schurz High School

3601 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641. 61.7% of its 362 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Chicago Public Schools District 299Cook County

61.7%Enrolled in college within 12 months5.1 pts below Illinois (66.8%)

83.2%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)6.6 pts below Illinois (89.8%)

83.5%Students from low-income families

362Graduates in the class measured

The path from Schurz

How Illinois measures this

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After graduation

4-year college 33.7%2-year college 28%Not enrolled within 12 months 38.3%

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.

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 Illinois	Colleges	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs	Median debt
Public universities	12	51%	$12,636	$60,394	$18,875
Public 2-year and community colleges	45	43%	$5,553	$42,861	$7,836
Private nonprofit colleges	37	61%	$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.

Colleges closest to Schurz

College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
North Park University	2.3 mi	52%	$15,949	$61,717
Northeastern Illinois University	2.4 mi	25%	$9,377	$56,278
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	2.8 mi	33%	$5,287	$47,007
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	4.1 mi	26%	$6,079	$41,592
Concordia University-Chicago	5.1 mi	47%	$17,217	$56,714
Loyola University Chicago	5.5 mi	72%	$36,340	$78,431

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Intrinsic Charter High School (0.6 mi, 69.6% to college) · Disney II Magnet High School (0.8 mi, 76.4% to college) · YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School (0.8 mi, 20% to college) · Foreman High School (1.1 mi, 50.5% to college) · Kelvyn Park High School (1.4 mi, 47.4% 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

Measure	Schurz	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months	61.7%	68.5%	66.8%
Graduation rate	83.2%	—	89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Schurz High School graduates go to college?: 61.7% of its most recent class at Schurz 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 Schurz High School?: Schurz High School has a four-year graduation rate of 83.2%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.