Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Address
211 South Laflin Street Chicago , Illinois 60607 United States
Coordinates	41°52′42″N 87°39′49″W / 41.8782°N 87.6636°W / 41.8782; -87.6636
Information
School type	Public Secondary Magnet
Established	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
School district	Chicago Public Schools
CEEB code	141383[2]
Principal	Rickey Floyd Harris
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	2,142 (2022–2023)[1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Orange   Navy Blue
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Team name	Dolphins
Newspaper	The Beacon
Website	wyoung.org

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is a public four-year magnet high school and middle school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened on September 3, 1975, Young was the city's first public magnet high school. Named after Whitney Young, a prominent African-American civil rights leader, the school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.^[3]