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HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS
Chicago offers many types of high schools. They each have different admissions policies as well as varying levels of competition.TYPE OF HIGH SCHOOLS DETAILS - application process with entrance exam
- tuition-based
- co-ed or same sex classes
- values-based
- highly-competitive application process (based on grades, entrance exam score, standardized test scores, residence location) click here to find your tier
- entrance exam
- publicly-funded
- no application process for neighborhood schools
- application process for magnet and IB (International Baccalaureate) schools
- publicly funded
- click here to find your neighborhood high school
- application process with entrance exam
- tuition-based
- small class sizes