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Latin School of Chicago

About Us
Welcome from the Head

Latin continually redefines excellence in liberal arts education for a changing world. Our vision challenges us to make learning even more personal, inquiry-based and inclusive for every member of the Latin community — all Latin Learners.

Our Vision

To achieve our vision for educational excellence, our strategy is to LEAD by creating an inclusive, equitable and healthy culture for challenging and engaging learning.
Admissions
Excellence, Community, Integrity

Our shared values of excellence, community and integrity affirm and define us. They serve as guideposts for all we do, and connect us — students, teachers, parents and alumni — to each other and to Latin.

Life Beyond Latin
Our students not only succeed in college and in the workplace, but also lead lives of purpose and excellence.
Academics
Academic Excellence
Our students benefit from small classes led by talented faculty and an array of classes and opportunities that are not available anywhere else.

Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Two qualities our faculty & staff share: an unmistakable warmth and affection for their students and a commitment to their success.
Athletics
Athletic Skills, Life Lessons
At Latin we believe that sports present many opportunities for teaching not only athletics skills, but also life lessons.

Successful Student Athletes
In the last four years, more than 45 Latin student athlete graduates have continued their athletic careers in college.
Arts
Pursue a Passion
Arts programs inspire creativity, encourage students to pursue their passions and provide avenues to develop new skills.

40+
We are proud to host 40+ performing arts productions and concerts in a year. This includes theater productions and musical performances by our talented students.
Support Latin
Thank You
Your support for Latin allows us to fulfill our mission: helping students lead lives of purpose and excellence.

Invest in Latin's Future
Tomorrow is now! And now is the time for us to imagine everything Latin could be through the strength and flexibility of endowment.

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At a Glance

1,190 students

503
Upper School
ninth-twelfth grade

307
Middle School
fifth-eighth grade

386
Lower School
JK-fourth grade

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Latin is home to students from 75 Chicago neighborhoods and 12 suburbs.

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9:1

AVERAGE STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIO

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87%

teachers with advanced degrees

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$5.9 million+

OF FINANCIAL AID IS AWARDED ANNUALLY

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13%

of students receive financial aid

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100%

college matriculation

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latin is accredited by NAIS and ISacs

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174

upper school courses offered

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28

students who have chosen to take a gap year in the past five years

10+

40%

current faculty members who have taught at latin for more than 10 years

23 percent

faculty members who identify as faculty of color

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8,000+

hours of service performed by upper school students

38% identify as students of color 2019-20

39%
Upper School
ninth-twelfth grade

32%
Middle School
fifth-eighth grade

45%
Lower School
JK-fourth grade

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100%

percentage of students who have taken different academic paths through the upper school in the past ten years

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40

performing arts productions and concerts in the middle and upper school

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80%

upper school students play sports

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65+

athletic teams

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45

latin athletes who went on to play at college in the past four years

4500

number of living and active alumni

88%

of alumni would attend again*

92%

of alumni would recommend latin to others*

Numbers as of August 2018; *Data gathered as part of ISACS constituent survey.