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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Taft High School is a High in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 4416 students (grades 07-12). 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: High
Number of Students:4416
Number of Teachers: 275
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.09

Location Info

Location: 6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631
Mailing Address: 6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631-3185
Phone: (773)534-1000
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 1067
Grade 11 1100
Grade 12 1075
Grade 7 83
Grade 8 80
Grade 9 1011
Gender/Sex of Taft High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 2237 50.66
Female 2177 49.30
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Taft High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 0.27
Asian 308 6.98
Black or African American 130 2.94
Hispanic/Latino 1936 43.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 27 0.61
Two or more races 172 3.90
White 1829 41.42
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.27
Asian 164 7.33
Black or African American 75 3.35
Hispanic/Latino 975 43.59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 0.49
Two or more races 85 3.80
White 921 41.17
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.28
Asian 144 6.62
Black or African American 55 2.53
Hispanic/Latino 961 44.14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 0.74
Two or more races 87 4.00
White 908 41.71

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.19
Asian 77 7.22
Black or African American 41 3.84
Hispanic/Latino 493 46.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 0.66
Two or more races 41 3.84
White 405 37.96
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 0.64
Asian 76 6.91
Black or African American 32 2.91
Hispanic/Latino 486 44.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0.46
Two or more races 55 5.00
White 439 39.91
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 60 5.58
Black or African American 27 2.51
Hispanic/Latino 461 42.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 0.74
Two or more races 34 3.16
White 485 45.12
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 13 15.66
Black or African American 3 3.61
Hispanic/Latino 22 26.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2.41
Two or more races 5 6.02
White 38 45.78
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 10 12.50
Hispanic/Latino 23 28.75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.25
Two or more races 7 8.75
White 39 48.75
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.30
Asian 72 7.12
Black or African American 27 2.67
Hispanic/Latino 451 44.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.40
Two or more races 30 2.97
White 423 41.84