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Grade 11 is largest with 124 students, compared with 110 in Grade 12 and about 90 in Grades 9 and 10.

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Student Body

Total Students

415 students

Student Body Type

All-girls

% Students of Color

57%

State avg.: 34%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

30 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

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None / Rolling

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Good Counsel High School provides a rigorous, college preparatory education to all students, regardless of their academic ability.
Three main components make up the curriculum skills, content, and integration.
The skills referred to are the academic skills outlined in the ACT College Readiness Standards.
The Standards serve as a direct link between the skills students have learned and what they are ready to learn next. At CICS Northtown, the Standards are aligned with three achievement levels.
Teachers constantly review skills gained as well as introduce skills that apply to the next achievement level.
Teachers create innovative methods to teach the skills within the context of the dynamic content and integration that completes the curriculum.

Good Counsel High School provides a rigorous, college preparatory education to all students, regardless of their academic ability. Three main components make up the curriculum skills, content, and integration. The skills referred to are the academic skills outlined in the ACT College Readiness Standards. The Standards serve as a direct link between the skills students have learned and what they are ready to learn next. At CICS Northtown, the Standards are aligned with three achievement levels. Teachers constantly review skills gained as well as introduce skills that apply to the next achievement level. Teachers create innovative methods to teach the skills within the context of the dynamic content and integration that completes the curriculum.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Good Counsel High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for: Largest student body.

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The application deadline for Good Counsel High School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Good Counsel High School is located in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. There are 10 other private schools located in North Park.

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The average acceptance rate in Chicago, IL is 84% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).