Enrollment
921
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Chicago, IL
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus
Federal NCES profile for Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170993006510Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 80% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.
- #69 of 102
- elementary schools in Chicago · Resource Index
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 11.2:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 921
- students enrolled
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has class sizes smaller than 80% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks #69 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL.
School address
District: City of Chicago Sd 299 · Illinois
NCES ID 170993006510 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
82.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus
Large campus, comparatively teacher-dense
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus combines an upper-tier Illinois enrollment footprint with a student-teacher ratio that is lower than most state peers. Large schools often gain program breadth from scale, but they do not automatically retain this level of teacher staffing. Here, the two measures point in the same favorable operational direction: a large student body without a correspondingly large reported class load. The ratio remains a campus average, not a promise about every classroom.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus's 34.4% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is a large charter elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 921 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Illinois, bigger than 92% of state schools at 921 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly African American (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 921 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding City of Chicago Sd 299 spends $22,699 per pupil, 25% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Chicago's elementary schools, it stands alongside Mount Greenwood Elem School (1,182 students): Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.2:1 vs 18.5:1).
City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students) and Taft High School (4,487 students) alongside Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus compares
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.2:1 | ▼ 20% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 921 | top 8% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
921
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 20% in Illinois - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,699
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 921 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 40 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
African American 94.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2%
Two or More 0.5%
White 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Largest group: African American at 94.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.1, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.
$22,699
Per student
+25%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Technical High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Taft High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Curie Metropolitan High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Kenwood Academy High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Young Magnet High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 4,604
- Students per teacher
- 17.8:1
- Resource Index
- 38/100
- Enrollment
- 4,487
- Students per teacher
- 16.7:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 3,099
- Students per teacher
- 16.1:1
- Resource Index
- 32/100
- Enrollment
- 2,268
- Students per teacher
- 18.6:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 2,223
- Students per teacher
- 17.5:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
Similar elementary schools in Chicago
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Standard public school
1,182 students 18.5:1 students per teacher
Eberhart Elem School
Standard public school
1,011 students 14.7:1 students per teacher
Kipp One Academy
Standard public school
996 students 10.9:1 students per teacher
Lyon Elem School
Standard public school
988 students 13.9:1 students per teacher
Bell Elem School
Standard public school
902 students 15.6:1 students per teacher
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad
Standard public school
897 students 8.5:1 students per teacher
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~921 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus
How many students attend Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has 921 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chicago, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is 11.2:1, which is 20% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
The largest demographic group at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is African American at 94.7% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus rank among elementary schools in Chicago?
By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks #69 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Chicago on the city page.
What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?
Besides Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students), Taft High School (4,487 students), and Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students). See the City of Chicago Sd 299 district page for the complete list.
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