Chicago Public Schools

Listed by NCES as City of Chicago SD 299 (district ID 1709930)

Public school district · Cook County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1709930

Chicago Public Schools spent $22,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 621 schools enrolled 324,130 students in 2024-25; 27.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,330 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Chicago Public Schools ranks 1.

Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School D…$22,208Naperville Community Unit Scho…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District…$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School Distri…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Di…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 365-U$22,208Naperville Community Unit School District 2…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, largest Illinois districts, FY23Chicago Public Schools $22,699; Valley View Community School District 365-U $22,208; Naperville Community Unit School District 203 $22,199; Schaumburg CCSD 54 $20,497; School District U-46 $19,216; Rockford SD 205 $19,016; Indian Prairie School District #204 $18,127; CUSD 300 $17,080; CUSD 308 $16,904; Plainfield SD 202 $15,896; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kChicago Public Schools$22,699Valley View Community School District 3…$22,208Naperville Community Unit School Distri…$22,199Schaumburg CCSD 54$20,497School District U-46$19,216Rockford SD 205$19,016Indian Prairie School District #204$18,127CUSD 300$17,080CUSD 308$16,904Plainfield SD 202$15,896State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$8,737,096,000 in revenue: 27.5% state, 55.5% local and 17.0% federal. Total spending including $761,964,000 of capital outlay was $8,836,034,000, or $27,470 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chicago Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,399,914,000; Local $4,849,203,000; Federal $1,487,979,000; total $8,737,096,000.
  • State$2,399,914,000 27%
  • Local$4,849,203,000 56%
  • Federal$1,487,979,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

321,666 students in 2022-23, 322,809 students in 2023-24, 324,130 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chicago Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321,666, 2023-24: 322,809, 2024-25: 324,1300100k200k300k400k2022-23321,6662023-24322,8092024-25324,130
Chicago Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321,666, 2023-24: 322,809, 2024-25: 324,1300100k200k300k400k2022-23321,6662023-24322,8092024-25324,130
Chicago Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321,666, 2023-24: 322,809, 2024-25: 324,1300100k200k300k400k2022-23321,6662023-24322,8092024-25324,130
Chicago Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 321,666, 2023-24: 322,809, 2024-25: 324,1300100k200k300k400k2022-23321,6662023-24322,8092024-25324,130

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23321,66622612.014.2
2023-24322,80922918.314.1
2024-25324,13023238.913.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Chicago Public Schools scored proficient or above: 20% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts20%29.9%165,179

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 25,742 students in Chicago Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate83%87.6%
Students in the class25,742149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

458 elementary schools, 212,918 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Disney Elem Magnet School1,38415.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies1,30414.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dirksen Elementary School1,26316.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edwards Elementary School1,20914.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Stevenson Elementary School1,20613.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Healy Elementary School1,19416.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mount Greenwood Elementary School1,18217.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Skinner Elementary School1,13918.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Hanson Park Elementary School1,12512.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr1,11915.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Peirce Elem Intl Studies School1,11614.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Bridge Elementary School1,10015.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The other 446 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Locke J Elementary School1,08914.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Haugan Elementary School1,06514.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clinton Elementary School1,05015.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Marquette Elementary School1,03015.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Eberhart Elementary School1,01115.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beaubien Elementary School1,00415.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Gray Elementary School1,00014.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP One Academy996not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Lyon Elementary School98814.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Portage Park Elementary School93314.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dawes Elementary School92613.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hibbard Elementary School92414.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Saucedo Elem Scholastic Academy92213.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus921not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Nightingale Elementary School91714.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Peterson Elementary School91315.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bateman Elementary School90413.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bell Elementary School90214.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad897not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Pulaski Intl Sch of Chicago88913.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Sawyer Elementary School88515.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary School86816.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Hayt Elementary School85112.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Twain Elementary School85014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
South Loop Elementary School84716.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Falconer Elementary School84613.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lloyd Elementary School84415.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Thorp O A Elem Scholastic Acad83114.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Jamieson Elementary School82514.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ogden Elementary School819not reportedAll free (CEP)Not Title I
Tonti Elementary School79714.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
National Teachers Elem Academy79516.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McPherson Elementary School79411.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Canty Elementary School79113.2All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Hale Elementary School79115.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tarkington Elementary School79113.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kilmer Elementary School79011.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rogers Elementary School79013.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chavez Elem Multicultural Acad Ct78414.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Peck Elementary School77715.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Budlong Elementary School77614.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Smyser Elementary School77314.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Reinberg Elementary School76812.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cardenas Elementary School76413.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad76313.5All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Moving Everest Charter School75513.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hurley Elementary School74814.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Boone Elementary School74613.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Palmer Elementary School74614.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dore Elementary School74513.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Volta Elementary School73914.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Garvy J Elementary School73615.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Sandoval Elementary School73614.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dever Elementary School73314.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Prieto Math-Science Elementary School73312.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Carson Elementary School72414.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Coonley Elementary School72313.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Columbia Explorers Elem Academy71813.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Goethe Elementary School71113.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mayer Elementary School70714.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Waters Elementary School70215.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Camras Elementary School70213.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ebinger Elementary School69314.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Sauganash Elementary School69316.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Burbank Elementary School69113.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Azuela Elementary School69016.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Linne Elementary School68714.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
West Ridge Elementary School68313.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Durkin Park Elementary School67912.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pritzker Elementary School67416.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Nixon Elementary School67212.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cameron Elementary School67112.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bouchet Elem Math & Science Acad66013.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy65813.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Onahan Elementary School65714.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Sadlowski Elementary School65513.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nettelhorst Elementary School65314.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Dulles Elementary School65117.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus649not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Piccolo Elem Specialty School64311.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy64215.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Prussing Elementary School64213.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sutherland Elementary School64113.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Blaine Elementary School63913.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Kinzie Elementary School63712.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Garcia Lorca Elementary School63713.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Monroe Elementary School63011.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pasteur Elementary School62015.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Scammon Elementary School62012.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Byrne Elementary School61914.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Oriole Park Elementary School61713.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Rowe Elementary61715.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Marsh Elementary School61613.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McKay Elementary School61613.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Inter-American Elem Magnet School61613.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Wrightwood61420.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Ray Elementary School61314.8All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Belding Elementary School60914.5All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Audubon Elementary School60613.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Calmeca Acad Elementary School60514.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Morrill Elem Math & Sci School60014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chappell Elementary School59813.7All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Gallistel Elem Language Academy59712.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nobel Elementary School59216.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LaSalle II Lang Acad Elementary School58914.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Hamline Elementary School58211.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lee Elementary School58114.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clay Elementary School57814.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Little Village Elementary School57510.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
OKeeffe Elementary School57213.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington G Elementary School57113.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Schubert Elementary School56812.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Alcott Elementary School567not reportedAll free (CEP)Not Title I
Whitney Elementary School55912.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Stowe Elementary School55811.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edgebrook Elementary School55413.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Stone Elem Scholastic Academy55313.3All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Chicago Academy Elementary School54813.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd54713.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Mireles Elem Academy54616.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Addams Elementary School54413.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy54212.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz54215.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
New Field Elementary School54112.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Basil Campus54141.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Davis N Elementary School54014.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Reilly Elementary School53911.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School53815.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Swift Elem Specialty School53311.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elementary53216.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad52816.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar52818.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress52818.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Zapata Elem Academy52411.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McAuliffe Elementary School52312.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ravenswood Elementary School52214.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
CICS - West Belden Campus52015.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School51813.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Bucktown Campus51811.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy51517.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Skinner North Elementary School51517.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Murphy Elementary School51412.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elementary School51316.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wildwood Elementary School51214.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School51219.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
De Diego Elem Community Academy51111.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Daley Elem Academy51114.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ellington Elementary School51012.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clissold Elementary School50812.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elementary50814.1All free (CEP)Not reported
Cleveland Elementary School50710.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Darwin Elementary School50213.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Farnsworth Elementary School50211.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hedges Elementary School50214.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McCormick Elementary School50212.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Christopher House Chrt Elementary School50217.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ward J Elementary School50015.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mozart Elementary School49912.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue49921.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Hitch Elementary School49513.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Burley Elementary School49416.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
CICS - Washington Pk Campus49327.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Fairfield Elem Academy49214.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Goudy Technology Academy49111.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jordan Elem Community School48711.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nicholson Tech Acad Elementary School48715.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Talcott Elementary School48713.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wadsworth Elementary School48718.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hamilton Elementary School48613.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Academy for Global Citizenship48613.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brennemann Elementary School48212.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Murray Elem Language Academy47715.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr - Butler47520.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Barry Elementary School47315.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp47220.5All free (CEP)Not reported
CICS - Avalon/South Shore46927.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Carver Primary School46715.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ruiz Elementary School46711.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Burr Elementary School46514.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elementary School46515.2All free (CEP)Not reported
Prescott Elementary School46315.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Hampton Elem Fine & Perf Arts School46314.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Haines Elementary School46114.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elementary46118.1All free (CEP)Not reported
Avondale - Logandale Elementary School45911.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Haley Elem Academy45813.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Legacy Elem Charter School45817.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School45817.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
LaSalle Elem Language Academy45613.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
CICS - Irving Park Campus45313.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary45213.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Deneen Elementary School45112.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chicago World Language Academy44914.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Mitchell Elementary School44613.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Henry Elementary School44511.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Corkery Elementary School44211.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
West Park Elem Academy44210.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Funston Elementary School4409.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pershing Elem Humanities Magnet43913.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Shields Elementary School43912.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sullivan Elementary School43912.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Moos Elementary School43410.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wentworth Elementary School43311.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hughes L Elementary School43110.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Herzl Elementary School42912.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy42812.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Providence-Englewood Elem Charter42813.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lewis Elementary School42712.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Spencer Technology Acad Elementary School42712.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Suder Montessori Elem Magnet Schl42314.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Disney II Elementary School422not reportedAll free (CEP)Not Title I
Depriest Elementary School41911.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Young Elementary School41714.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chase Elementary School41510.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dixon Elementary School41213.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Prairie Campus41224.2All free (CEP)Not reported
Barton Elementary School41112.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Carroll Elementary School41112.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edison Park Elementary School41111.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Holden Elementary School40712.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Erie Elem Charter School40516.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School40412.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary39714.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Lavizzo Elementary School39414.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Seward Elem Communication Arts Ac39012.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus39014.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Carnegie Elementary School38912.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kanoon Elem Magnet School38912.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ashe Elementary School38716.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Westcott Elementary School38712.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr37915.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Charter Excel Campus37914.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Sayre Elem Language Academy37710.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Stagg Elementary School37711.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Burnham Elem Inclusive Academy37411.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fiske Elementary School37312.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Till Elem Math & Science Academy37015.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elementary37013.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Grimes Elementary School36811.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Randolph Elementary School36714.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Parker Elem Community Academy36714.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cassell Elementary School36410.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Ariel Elem Community Academy36410.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Namaste Elem Charter School36411.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lara Elem Academy36210.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jahn Elementary School36010.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus35715.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Curtis Elementary School35614.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Otis Elementary School35610.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl35615.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Metcalfe Elem Community Academy35416.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sabin Elem Magnet School35411.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School35110.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Salazar Elem Bilingual Center35114.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary School34949.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center34813.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Smyth J Elementary School34811.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Locke A Elem Charter Academy34614.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gale Elem Community Academy34511.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Foster Park Elementary School34511.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Leland Elementary School34411.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Graham A Elementary School34410.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Polaris Elem Charter Academy34322.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lovett Elementary School34211.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Decatur Classical Elementary School34114.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Howe Elementary School34110.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Melody Elementary School34115.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Owens Community Academy Elementary School34013.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Smith W Elementary School34010.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Drummond Elementary School33914.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Bret Harte Elementary School33912.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Taylor Elementary School33711.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Casals Elementary School33711.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Black Magnet Elementary School33613.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Harvard Elementary School33516.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Claremont Academy Elementary School33511.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beethoven Elementary School33313.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Loomis Primary Campus33315.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Gresham Elementary School33212.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Talman Elementary School33211.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Greeley Elementary School33110.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad33011.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McNair Elementary School32810.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beard Elementary School3278.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dett Elementary School32610.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McCutcheon Elementary School3268.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary32612.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Greene N Elementary School32512.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ashburn Community Elementary School32412.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Burke Elementary School32312.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chopin Elementary School32310.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Solomon Elementary School32311.3All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Cook Elementary School32214.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cather Elementary School32110.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fuller Elementary School32116.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fulton Elementary School32110.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pickard Elementary School31910.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy31813.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Spry Elem Community School3179.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Warren Elementary School31721.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ninos Heroes Elem Academic Ctr31511.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Christopher Elementary School3158.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
North River Elementary School31514.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Norwood Park Elementary School31411.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Bass Elementary School31312.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Park Manor Elementary School31313.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bennett Elementary School31214.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lowell Elementary School3119.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Irving Elementary School31013.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
OToole Elementary School30913.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Harriet Tubman Elementary School3089.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Wells Preparatory Elem Academy30814.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jackson M Elementary School30511.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McClellan Elementary School30410.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood30419.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Burroughs Elementary School30310.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pullman Elementary School30313.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Drake Elementary School30212.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jungman Elementary School3019.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr30016.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Kellogg Elementary School29913.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Fort Dearborn Elementary School29810.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Woodson South Elementary School29813.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brighton Park Elementary School29811.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Thorp J N Elementary School29611.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Shoesmith Elementary School29411.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Oglesby Elementary School29314.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Perez Elementary School29110.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ruggles Elementary School29011.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gillespie Elementary School28811.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gregory Math & Sci Elem Academy28714.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Grissom Elementary School28712.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Coles Elem Language Academy28612.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Earle Elementary School28611.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hearst Elementary School2858.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mann Elementary School28312.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Parkside Elem Community Academy28313.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Joplin Elementary School28311.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Owen Elem Scholastic Academy28112.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Orozco Elem Fine Arts & Sciences28011.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Carter Elementary School27917.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brown R Elem Community Acad27912.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ward L Elementary School27911.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Bond Campus27916.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Mays Elem Academy27717.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dvorak Technology Acad Elementary School27611.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kozminski Elem Community Academy27510.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Libby Elementary School27511.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington H Elementary School27311.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dewey Elem Academy of Fine Arts2729.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tanner Elementary School27211.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Higgins Elem Community Academy27111.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Manierre Elementary School26910.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Yates Elementary School2688.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Morton Elem Career Academy2688.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Green W Elementary School26710.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr2668.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elementary26614.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr26513.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Burnside Elem Scholastic Academy26412.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Garvey M Elementary School26212.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Columbus Elementary School26012.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fernwood Elementary School25914.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hammond Elementary School2598.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Neil Elementary School2589.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Aldridge Elementary School25713.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
James R Doolittle Academy25712.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr2569.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jensen Elem Scholastic Academy25511.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nash Elementary School2559.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Armour Elementary School2559.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy24911.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hay Elem Community Academy24711.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Henderson Elementary School24615.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mount Vernon Elementary School24510.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Walsh Elementary School2458.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tilton Elementary School24412.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Barnard Elem Comp Math & Sci Ctr24310.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Whistler Elementary School24212.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mason Elementary School24111.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School24112.5All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Finkl Elementary School2407.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kipling Elementary School23711.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mollison Elementary School23713.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bright Elementary School23612.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bond Elementary School2339.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Evers Elementary School23310.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beidler Elementary School23212.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brown W Elementary School2329.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hoyne Elementary School23011.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kershaw Elementary School2269.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Avalon Park Elementary School22514.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Caldwell Elem Acad of Math & Sci22510.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sherman Elementary School22511.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las22513.2All free (CEP)Not reported
Poe Elem Classical School22414.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Madison Elementary School22411.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School2249.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps22412.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School22215.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Esmond Elementary School22111.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Whittier Elementary School22110.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Penn Elementary School2189.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hendricks Elem Community Academy21711.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pilsen Elem Community Academy2179.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Wacker Elementary School2179.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic C21611.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hefferan Elementary School21411.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
King Academy of Social Justice2139.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary20910.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Johnson Elementary School20910.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Telpochcalli Elementary School2098.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McDade Elem Classical School20717.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Dunne Technology Acad Elementary School20610.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chalmers Elem Specialty School2058.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sherwood Elementary School2047.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sumner Elem Math & Sci Comm Acad20310.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dubois Elementary School20110.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl School19512.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Schmid Elementary School1957.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy19412.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lawndale Elem Community Academy19110.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Revere Elementary School18410.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Webster Elementary School18311.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Langford A Elementary School1819.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Faraday Elementary School1788.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cullen Elementary School17611.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hughes C Elementary School1699.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Woodlawn Elem Community School16711.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Holmes Elementary School1669.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Colemon J Elem Academy1667.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brownell Elementary School16512.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Blair Early Childhood Center1646.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Plato Learning Acad Elementary School15719.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus14412.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Clark G R Elementary School1349.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School1296.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Davis M Magnet Elementary School1207.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Robinson Elementary School1179.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
White Elem Career Academy11610.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McDowell Elementary School11214.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary School987.8not reportedNot reported
Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts Ctr926.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Plamondon Elementary School924.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Everett Elementary School896.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rudolph Elem Learning Center221.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

11 middle schools, 4,212 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Richardson Middle School84414.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hernandez Middle School72014.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gary Elementary School71113.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Northwest Middle School53213.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Shields Middle School33010.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Albany Park Multicultural Elementary24313.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Madero Middle School2319.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Evergreen Academy Elementary School1919.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEARN Chtr - Middle School17612.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Field Elementary School15111.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus8310.4All free (CEP)Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

145 high schools, 102,878 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lane Technical High School4,60416.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Taft High School4,48716.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Curie Metropolitan High School3,09915.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kenwood Academy High School2,26817.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Young Magnet High School2,22317.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Lincoln Park High School2,21417.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Jones College Prep High School1,95416.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Mather High School1,77714.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Thomas Kelly College Preparatory1,76214.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hubbard High School1,71015.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Von Steuben Metro Science High School1,69816.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Kennedy High School1,64715.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The other 133 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Juarez Community Academy High School1,58513.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Senn High School1,57115.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington G High School1,52014.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Amundsen High School1,50714.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lake View High School1,43114.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Morgan Park High School1,34916.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lindblom Math & Science Acad High School1,31615.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Solorio Academy High School1,28715.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Payton College Preparatory High School1,26014.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Schurz High School1,24413.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Steinmetz College Prep High School1,23015.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Westinghouse High School1,23014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Prosser Career Academy High School1,18513.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Roosevelt High School1,14412.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Acad1,13516.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr - Mansueto1,10618.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Simeon Career Academy High School1,09514.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Northside College Preparatory High School1,06114.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
North-Grand High School1,06113.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep1,06016.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Hancock College Preparatory High School1,05017.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Back of The Yards IB High School1,03912.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Brooks College Prep Academy High School1,00717.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep1,00714.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Intrinsic Charter High School99312.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep99317.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Goode STEM Academy High School99115.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep95716.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep90918.0All free (CEP)Not reported
CICS - Northtown Campus87816.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Hyde Park Academy High School83815.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac838not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences82715.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
King College Prep High School81916.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Englewood STEM High School77816.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sullivan High School76212.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clemente Community Academy High School74511.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Disney II Magnet High School7388.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Bogan High School71615.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus69614.8All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson69515.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Chicago Vocational Career Acad High School67313.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia66612.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Foreman High School65013.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep63315.8All free (CEP)Not reported
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School62514.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chicago Math & Sci Elem Charter62314.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Art in Motion Charter School60221.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn59113.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Chicago Academy High School58012.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chicago HS for the Arts57818.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Kelvyn Park High School57714.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
IHSCA Charter High School567not reportedAll free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- Victoria56113.4All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep55815.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames54911.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts53817.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr53419.1All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep52917.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl52715.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ogden Int High School5195.0All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Farragut Career Academy High School49010.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Phillips Academy High School46714.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clark Acad Prep Magnet High Schl45313.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Julian High School44011.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Corliss High School43016.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Infinity Math Science & Tech High School42713.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin42612.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Carver Military Academy High School42013.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy41511.9All free (CEP)Not reported
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus413not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Wells Community Academy High School39811.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gage Park High School39212.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr39232.7All free (CEP)Not reported
World Language High School38912.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Alcott College Prep3734.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Phoenix Military Academy High School37213.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Orr Academy High School36115.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School35511.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Richards Career Academy High School34811.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading Col32311.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Perspectives Chtr - HS of Tech320not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS Acad32014.5All free (CEP)Not reported
Chicago Technology Academy High School315not reportedAll free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus313not reportedAll free (CEP)Not reported
Fenger Academy High School31214.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Crane Medical Prep High School29510.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School28810.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr28513.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus28515.8All free (CEP)Not reported
Multicultural Arts High School28311.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School28135.1All free (CEP)Not reported
Bowen High School27813.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins27623.0All free (CEP)Not reported
School of Social Justice High School2699.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ25821.5All free (CEP)Not reported
EPIC Academy High School25511.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chicago Collegiate Charter School255not reportedAll free (CEP)Schoolwide program
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus24724.7All free (CEP)Not reported
Marshall Metropolitan High School23912.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Collins Academy High School2288.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Uplift Community High School2249.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Harlan Community Academy High School22010.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School21017.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Chicago Military Academy High School20910.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School20018.2All free (CEP)Not reported
Manley Career Academy High School19313.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Truman Middle College High School19216.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Austin College and Career Acad High School19010.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican18423.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Hirsch Metropolitan High School18311.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School17419.3All free (CEP)Not reported
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl15211.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School14814.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Air Force Acad High School1317.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Raby High School1285.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School12821.3All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-CCA Academy High School12462.0All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Acad12261.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Bronzeville Scholastic High School1196.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School11723.4All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School11523.0All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-Association House10552.5All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS Chtr - Chatham10434.7All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership10314.7All free (CEP)Not reported
YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership10025.0All free (CEP)Not reported
IJLA Charter High School95not reportedAll free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School9418.8All free (CEP)Not reported
Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood High School878.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Spry Community Links High School824.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
YCCS West8040.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Williams Medical Prep High School744.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Douglass Academy High School292.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

7 other schools, 4,122 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
CICS - Longwood Campus1,13716.0All free (CEP)Not reported
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School1,10714.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr71212.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la4329.6not reportedNot reported
Vick Early Childhood & Family Ctr41711.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Stock Early Childhood Center1949.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Thomas Early Childhood Center1237.9All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Hope Learning Academy

Elementary school in Chicago; 240 students; 14.1 students per teacher.

Chicago Excel Academy High School

High school in Chicago; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 229 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Chicago Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

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  5. Lane Technical High School, its largest high school4,604 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.4,604
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Chicago Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Chicago Public Schools?
    621 schools were open in 2024-25 (458 elementary, 11 middle, 145 high, 7 other), enrolling 324,130 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chicago Public Schools spend per student?
    $22,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,330 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chicago Public Schools' money come from?
    $8,737,096,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.5% state, 55.5% local and 17.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chicago Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 79,140 of the 378,975 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Chicago Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chicago Public Schools scored proficient or above: 20% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Chicago Public Schools?
    83% of the 25,742 students in Chicago Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Chicago Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    1709930. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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