Carter Elem School (Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Carter Elem School is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 279 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:279

Number of Teachers: 20

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.95

Location Info

Location: 5740 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Mailing Address: 5740 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1156

Phone: (773)535-0860

Website: http://www.cps.edu

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	32
Grade 2	34
Grade 3	31
Grade 4	21
Grade 5	19
Grade 6	37
Grade 7	32
Grade 8	35
Kindergarten	22
Pre-Kindergarten	16

Gender/Sex of Carter Elem School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	147	52.69
Female	132	47.31

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Carter Elem School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.36
Black or African American	269	96.42
Hispanic/Latino	8	2.87
Two or more races	1	0.36

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.68
Black or African American	140	95.24
Hispanic/Latino	5	3.40
Two or more races	1	0.68

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	129	97.73
Hispanic/Latino	3	2.27

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	29	90.63
Hispanic/Latino	2	6.25
Two or more races	1	3.13

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	34	100.00

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	30	96.77
Hispanic/Latino	1	3.23

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	95.24
Hispanic/Latino	1	4.76

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	19	100.00

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	35	94.60
Hispanic/Latino	2	5.41

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	31	96.88
Hispanic/Latino	1	3.13

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	34	97.14
Hispanic/Latino	1	2.86

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	100.00

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	6.25
Black or African American	15	93.75