Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

4747 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60609. 29.6% of its 57 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

29.6%Enrolled in college within 12 months37.2 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
58.2%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)31.6 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
93.3%Students from low-income families
57Graduates in the class measured
Our read

29.6% of graduates enrolled in college, 37 points below the Illinois figure of 66.8%.

The path from Tilden Career Communty Academy

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    Not enrolled within 12 months 70.4%

    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.

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    Colleges closest to Tilden Career Communty Academy

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Illinois Institute of Technology1.8 mi71%$22,443$90,804
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College1.9 mi26%$7,250$34,304
    University of Chicago2.6 mi95%$16,776$103,872
    University of Illinois Chicago4.5 mi61%$9,540$73,666
    Columbia College Chicago4.7 mi47%$36,529$48,427
    Roosevelt University4.8 mi34%$21,512$56,800

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Richards Career Academy High School (1.1 mi, 47.5% to college) · Phillips Academy High School (1.6 mi, 46.4% to college) · Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts (1.6 mi, 65.9% to college) · Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus (1.7 mi, 45% to college) · Back of the Yards IB High School (1.8 mi, 70.6% 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

MeasureTilden Career Communty AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months29.6%68.5%66.8%
Graduation rate58.2%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Tilden Career Communty Academy High School graduates go to college?
29.6% of its most recent class at Tilden Career Communty Academy 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 Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School has a four-year graduation rate of 58.2%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.